diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media.php b/src/wp-includes/media.php
index 6933ad69957e2..5d350b1a18951 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ function wp_image_add_srcset_and_sizes( $image, $image_meta, $attachment_id ) {
 	}
 
 	// Bail early if an image has been inserted and later edited.
-	if ( preg_match( '/-e[0-9]{13}/', $image_meta['file'], $img_edit_hash )
+	if ( isset( $image_meta['file'] ) && preg_match( '/-e[0-9]{13}/', $image_meta['file'], $img_edit_hash )
 		&& ! str_contains( wp_basename( $image_src ), $img_edit_hash[0] )
 	) {
 		return $image;