diff --git a/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts b/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts
index fb45c8ec45b..c6b036762c2 100644
--- a/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts
+++ b/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts
@@ -821,6 +821,10 @@ export class Skeleton extends UIRenderer {
                 this._destroySkeletonInfo(this._skeletonCache);
                 this._skeletonInfo = this._skeletonCache!.createSkeletonInfo(this._skeletonData!);
                 this._skeleton = this._skeletonInfo.skeleton!;
+            } else {
+                if (!this._skeleton && this._skeletonInfo) {
+                    this._skeleton = this._skeletonInfo.skeleton!;
+                }
             }
         } else {
             this._skeleton = this._instance!.initSkeleton(skeletonData);