diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
index 2f63ddae6..e99ca21b2 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ class FreeTypeFont:
         except ImportError:
             pass
         else:
-            freetype_version = parse_version(features.version_module("freetype2"))
-            if freetype_version < parse_version("2.8"):
+            freetype_version = features.version_module("freetype2")
+            if freetype_version is not None and parse_version(
+                freetype_version
+            ) < parse_version("2.8"):
                 warnings.warn(
                     "Support for FreeType 2.7 is deprecated and will be removed"
                     " in Pillow 9 (2022-01-02). Please upgrade to FreeType 2.8 "