diff --git a/packages/next/client/image.tsx b/packages/next/client/image.tsx
index a07f35dc436e..7a775e19e55b 100644
--- a/packages/next/client/image.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/client/image.tsx
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import { ImageConfigContext } from '../shared/lib/image-config-context'
 import { warnOnce } from '../shared/lib/utils'
 import { normalizePathTrailingSlash } from './normalize-trailing-slash'
 
-const experimentalLayoutRaw = (process.env.__NEXT_IMAGE_OPTS as any)
-  .experimentalLayoutRaw
+const experimentalLayoutRaw = (process.env.__NEXT_IMAGE_OPTS as any)?.experimentalLayoutRaw
 const configEnv = process.env.__NEXT_IMAGE_OPTS as any as ImageConfigComplete
 const loadedImageURLs = new Set<string>()
 const allImgs = new Map<