diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentEntityImpl.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentEntityImpl.java
index 5fd1d17e6..cd6c1a00f 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentEntityImpl.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentEntityImpl.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class JpaPersistentEntityImpl<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, JpaPersistentP
 		super.verify();
 
 		JpaPersistentProperty versionProperty = getVersionProperty();
-		Assert.state(versionProperty != null && versionProperty.isAnnotationPresent(Version.class),
+		Assert.state(versionProperty == null || !versionProperty.isAnnotationPresent(Version.class),
 				() -> String.format(INVALID_VERSION_ANNOTATION, versionProperty));
 	}