diff --git a/packages/plugin-assets-retry/src/runtime/asyncChunkRetry.ts b/packages/plugin-assets-retry/src/runtime/asyncChunkRetry.ts
index 5c16f5766c..dfb4f36bd0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-assets-retry/src/runtime/asyncChunkRetry.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-assets-retry/src/runtime/asyncChunkRetry.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ function ensureChunk(chunkId: string): Promise<unknown> {
 
   // if __webpack_require__.e is polluted by other runtime codes, fallback to originalEnsureChunk
   if (
-    typeof callingCounter?.count !== 'number' ||
+    !callingCounter ||
+    typeof callingCounter.count !== 'number' ||
     typeof callingCounter.cssFailedCount !== 'number'
   ) {
     return result;