diff --git a/pandas/compat/pyarrow.py b/pandas/compat/pyarrow.py
index d1c40d66a52c7..cfb62ffcd2ef7 100644
--- a/pandas/compat/pyarrow.py
+++ b/pandas/compat/pyarrow.py
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
     pa_version_under19p0 = _palv < Version("19.0.0")
     pa_version_under20p0 = _palv < Version("20.0.0")
     pa_version_under21p0 = _palv < Version("21.0.0")
+    pa_version_under22p0 = _palv < Version("22.0.0")
     HAS_PYARROW = _palv >= Version(PYARROW_MIN_VERSION)
-except ImportError:
+except (ImportError,AttributeError):
     pa_version_under14p0 = True
     pa_version_under14p1 = True
     pa_version_under15p0 = True
@@ -29,4 +30,5 @@
     pa_version_under19p0 = True
     pa_version_under20p0 = True
     pa_version_under21p0 = True
+    pa_version_under22p0 = True
     HAS_PYARROW = False