diff -u b/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
--- b/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -1751,9 +1751,25 @@
   $database_schema = $database->schema();
 
   foreach (\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getDefinitions() as $entity_type_id => $entity_type) {
-    if ($entity_type instanceOf \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityTypeRevisionMetadataInterface && $entity_type->isRevisionable()) {
+    if (is_subclass_of($entity_type->getClass(), \Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface::class) && $entity_type->isRevisionable()) {
       $base_fields = $base_fields = \Drupal::service('entity_field.manager')->getBaseFieldDefinitions($entity_type_id);
-      $fields_to_update = array_intersect_key($base_fields, $entity_type->getRevisionMetadataKeys());
+      if ($entity_type instanceof \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityTypeRevisionMetadataInterface) {
+        $revision_metadata_fields = $entity_type->getRevisionMetadataKeys();
+      }
+      else {
+        // For backward comparability reasons we need to mention explicitly the
+        // revision metadata fields in case the entity type does not implement
+        // the ContentEntityTypeRevisionMetadataInterface.
+        $revision_metadata_fields = [
+          'revision_timestamp',
+          'revision_uid',
+          'revision_log',
+          'revision_created',
+          'revision_user',
+          'revision_log_message',
+        ];
+      }
+      $fields_to_update = array_intersect_key($base_fields, array_flip($revision_metadata_fields));
 
       if (!empty($fields_to_update)) {
         $base_table = $entity_type->getBaseTable() ?: $entity_type_id;