diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/VersionHistoryController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/VersionHistoryController.php
index ef596202de..4153528228 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/VersionHistoryController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/VersionHistoryController.php
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ protected function buildDeleteRevisionLink(RevisionableInterface $revision): ?ar
    */
   protected function getRevisionDescription(RevisionableInterface $revision): array {
     $context = [];
-    if ($revision instanceof RevisionLogInterface) {
+    if ($revision instanceof RevisionLogInterface && !empty($revision->getRevisionCreationTime())) {
       // Use revision link to link to revisions that are not active.
       ['type' => $dateFormatType, 'format' => $dateFormatFormat] = $this->getRevisionDescriptionDateFormat($revision);
       $linkText = $this->dateFormatter->format($revision->getRevisionCreationTime(), $dateFormatType, $dateFormatFormat);