diff --git a/db/compaction/compaction_picker_fifo.cc b/db/compaction/compaction_picker_fifo.cc
index 030da619c2..947c40cf64 100644
--- a/db/compaction/compaction_picker_fifo.cc
+++ b/db/compaction/compaction_picker_fifo.cc
@@ -70,18 +70,14 @@ Compaction* FIFOCompactionPicker::PickTTLCompaction(
   // avoid underflow
   if (current_time > mutable_cf_options.ttl) {
     for (auto ritr = level_files.rbegin(); ritr != level_files.rend(); ++ritr) {
-      auto f = *ritr;
-      if (f->fd.table_reader != nullptr &&
-          f->fd.table_reader->GetTableProperties() != nullptr) {
-        auto creation_time =
-            f->fd.table_reader->GetTableProperties()->creation_time;
-        if (creation_time == 0 ||
-            creation_time >= (current_time - mutable_cf_options.ttl)) {
-          break;
-        }
-        total_size -= f->compensated_file_size;
-        inputs[0].files.push_back(f);
+      FileMetaData* f = *ritr;
+      uint64_t creation_time = f->TryGetFileCreationTime();
+      if (creation_time == kUnknownFileCreationTime ||
+          creation_time >= (current_time - mutable_cf_options.ttl)) {
+        break;
       }
+      total_size -= f->compensated_file_size;
+      inputs[0].files.push_back(f);
     }
   }
 
@@ -100,7 +96,7 @@ Compaction* FIFOCompactionPicker::PickTTLCompaction(
                      "[%s] FIFO compaction: picking file %" PRIu64
                      " with creation time %" PRIu64 " for deletion",
                      cf_name.c_str(), f->fd.GetNumber(),
-                     f->fd.table_reader->GetTableProperties()->creation_time);
+                     f->TryGetFileCreationTime());
   }
 
   Compaction* c = new Compaction(
diff --git a/db/db_compaction_test.cc b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
index 8548443968..7807d47375 100644
--- a/db/db_compaction_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
@@ -5151,6 +5151,31 @@ TEST_P(DBCompactionTestWithParam,
   }
 }
 
+TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, FifoCompactionGetFileCreationTime) {
+  MockEnv mock_env(env_);
+  do {
+    Options options = CurrentOptions();
+    options.table_factory.reset(new BlockBasedTableFactory());
+    options.env = &mock_env;
+    options.ttl = static_cast<uint64_t>(24) * 3600;
+    options.compaction_style = kCompactionStyleFIFO;
+    constexpr size_t kNumFiles = 24;
+    options.max_open_files = 20;
+    constexpr size_t kNumKeysPerFile = 10;
+    DestroyAndReopen(options);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < kNumFiles; ++i) {
+      for (size_t j = 0; j < kNumKeysPerFile; ++j) {
+        ASSERT_OK(Put(std::to_string(j), "value_" + std::to_string(i)));
+      }
+      ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+    }
+    mock_env.FakeSleepForMicroseconds(
+        static_cast<uint64_t>(1000 * 1000 * (1 + options.ttl)));
+    ASSERT_OK(Put("foo", "value"));
+    ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+  } while (ChangeOptions());
+}
+
 #endif // !defined(ROCKSDB_LITE)
 }  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/advanced_options.h b/include/rocksdb/advanced_options.h
index a72edbe059..fe6ce9250a 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/advanced_options.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/advanced_options.h
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@ struct AdvancedColumnFamilyOptions {
   bool report_bg_io_stats = false;
 
   // Files older than TTL will go through the compaction process.
-  // Pre-req: This needs max_open_files to be set to -1.
   // In Level: Non-bottom-level files older than TTL will go through the
   //           compation process.
   // In FIFO: Files older than TTL will be deleted.
@@ -673,7 +672,6 @@ struct AdvancedColumnFamilyOptions {
   // Supported in Level and FIFO compaction.
   // In FIFO compaction, this option has the same meaning as TTL and whichever
   // stricter will be used.
-  // Pre-req: max_open_file == -1.
   // unit: seconds. Ex: 7 days = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60
   //
   // Values: