diff --git a/includes/block-migrate/loader.php b/includes/block-migrate/loader.php
index ad5d4d6b1b6..d783bce4e97 100644
--- a/includes/block-migrate/loader.php
+++ b/includes/block-migrate/loader.php
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ function( WP_Post &$post ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// Bail if DOMDocument is not available.
+		if ( ! class_exists( 'DOMDocument' ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		// Parse the blocks so we can search them in a standard way.
 		$parsed_blocks = parse_blocks( $post->post_content );