diff --git a/xarray/namedarray/utils.py b/xarray/namedarray/utils.py
index 3490a76aa8d..e4267637e17 100644
--- a/xarray/namedarray/utils.py
+++ b/xarray/namedarray/utils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def module_available(module: str, minversion: str | None = None) -> bool:
     if minversion is not None:
         version = importlib.metadata.version(module)
 
+        if version is None:
+            return False
+
         return Version(version) >= Version(minversion)
 
     return True
diff --git a/xarray/tests/test_utils.py b/xarray/tests/test_utils.py
index 90fdcb7d561..5bc2240ac8d 100644
--- a/xarray/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/xarray/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from collections.abc import Hashable
 from types import EllipsisType
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     infix_dims,
     iterate_nested,
 )
+from xarray.namedarray.utils import module_available
 from xarray.tests import assert_array_equal, requires_dask
 
 
@@ -391,6 +393,23 @@ def f():
     assert f() == 3
 
 
+# regression test
+def test_module_available_with_none_version() -> None:
+    module_available.cache_clear()
+
+    try:
+        with (
+            patch("importlib.util.find_spec", return_value=object()),
+            patch("importlib.metadata.version", return_value=None),
+        ):
+            assert not module_available(
+                "package_with_missing_version",
+                minversion="1.0",
+            )
+    finally:
+        module_available.cache_clear()
+
+
 def test_attempt_import() -> None:
     """Test optional dependency handling."""
     np = attempt_import("numpy")