diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/fix-php-fatal-in-wpcom b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/fix-php-fatal-in-wpcom
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e460fda027a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/fix-php-fatal-in-wpcom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Add a function_exists guard for wpcom_is_duplicate_views_experiment_enabled function
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
index 22b6eec4e9fc2..5bbc4ad0e9d6c 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public static function load_verbum_comments_admin() {
 	 * Load Odyssey Stats in Simple sites.
 	 */
 	public static function load_wpcom_simple_odyssey_stats() {
-		if ( get_option( 'wpcom_admin_interface' ) === 'wp-admin' || wpcom_is_duplicate_views_experiment_enabled() ) {
+		if ( get_option( 'wpcom_admin_interface' ) === 'wp-admin' || ( function_exists( 'wpcom_is_duplicate_views_experiment_enabled' ) && wpcom_is_duplicate_views_experiment_enabled() ) ) {
 			require_once __DIR__ . '/features/wpcom-simple-odyssey-stats/wpcom-simple-odyssey-stats.php';
 		}
 	}