diff --git a/db/post_migrate/20220214224506_reset_custom_emoji_post_bakes_version_secure_fix.rb b/db/post_migrate/20220214224506_reset_custom_emoji_post_bakes_version_secure_fix.rb
index 950794b7456..90cf8d17931 100644
--- a/db/post_migrate/20220214224506_reset_custom_emoji_post_bakes_version_secure_fix.rb
+++ b/db/post_migrate/20220214224506_reset_custom_emoji_post_bakes_version_secure_fix.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 class ResetCustomEmojiPostBakesVersionSecureFix < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
   def up
-    if SiteSetting.secure_media
+    secure_media_enabled = DB.query_single("SELECT value FROM site_settings WHERE name = 'secure_media'")
+
+    if secure_media_enabled.present? && secure_media_enabled[0] == "t"
       execute <<~SQL
         UPDATE posts SET baked_version = 0
         WHERE cooked LIKE '%emoji emoji-custom%' AND cooked LIKE '%secure-media-uploads%'