diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/Handler/AreaDisplayLinkTest.php b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/Handler/AreaDisplayLinkTest.php
index e409a2be0f..b169e94ce0 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/Handler/AreaDisplayLinkTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/src/Kernel/Handler/AreaDisplayLinkTest.php
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ protected function assertRenderedDisplayLinks(ViewExecutable $view, $display_id)
     $view->destroy();
     $view->setDisplay($display_id);
     $this->executeView($view);
-    $this->assertSame('<a href="/page_1" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_1' . $page_1_active . '">Page 1</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_1'));
-    $this->assertSame('<a href="/page_2" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_2' . $page_2_active . '">Page 2</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_2'));
+    $this->assertEquals('<a href="/page_1" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_1' . $page_1_active . '">Page 1</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_1'));
+    $this->assertEquals('<a href="/page_2" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_2' . $page_2_active . '">Page 2</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_2'));
 
     // Assert the exposed filters, pager and contextual links are passed
     // correctly in the links.
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ protected function assertRenderedDisplayLinks(ViewExecutable $view, $display_id)
     ]);
     $view->setCurrentPage(2);
     $this->executeView($view, [1]);
-    $this->assertSame('<a href="/page_1/1?name=John&amp;sort_by=created&amp;sort_order=ASC&amp;page=1" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_1' . $page_1_active . '">Page 1</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_1'));
-    $this->assertSame('<a href="/page_2/1?name=John&amp;sort_by=created&amp;sort_order=ASC&amp;page=1" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_2' . $page_2_active . '">Page 2</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_2'));
+    $this->assertEquals('<a href="/page_1/1?name=John&amp;sort_by=created&amp;sort_order=ASC&amp;page=1" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_1' . $page_1_active . '">Page 1</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_1'));
+    $this->assertEquals('<a href="/page_2/1?name=John&amp;sort_by=created&amp;sort_order=ASC&amp;page=1" class="views-display-link views-display-link-page_2' . $page_2_active . '">Page 2</a>', $this->renderDisplayLink($view, 'display_link_2'));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
index f65eec2e46..183f367ed8 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
@@ -1032,6 +1032,9 @@ function template_preprocess_views_mini_pager(&$variables) {
   $element = $variables['element'];
   $parameters = $variables['parameters'];
   $pager = $pager_manager->getPager($element);
+  if (!$pager) {
+    return;
+  }
   $current = $pager->getCurrentPage();
   $total = $pager->getTotalPages();