diff -u b/src/Plugin/views/cache/SearchApiCachePluginTrait.php b/src/Plugin/views/cache/SearchApiCachePluginTrait.php
--- b/src/Plugin/views/cache/SearchApiCachePluginTrait.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/views/cache/SearchApiCachePluginTrait.php
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@
   public function alterCacheMetadata(CacheableMetadata $cache_metadata) {
     // When additional access checks are executed, the cache has to vary
     // by user.
-    if (isset($this->view->query->options['skip_access']) && $this->view->query->options['skip_access'] === FALSE) {
+    $query_options = $this->displayHandler->getOption('query');
+    if (isset($query_options['options']['skip_access']) && $query_options['options']['skip_access'] === FALSE) {
       $cache_metadata->addCacheContexts(['user']);
     }
   }