diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTDefaultReactNativeFactoryDelegate.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTDefaultReactNativeFactoryDelegate.mm
index 4f4b113f3f75..3ccc8c7a9249 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTDefaultReactNativeFactoryDelegate.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTDefaultReactNativeFactoryDelegate.mm
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ - (JSRuntimeFactoryRef)createJSRuntimeFactory
   return jsrt_create_hermes_factory();
 #elif USE_THIRD_PARTY_JSC != 1
   return jsrt_create_jsc_factory();
+#else 
+  return nullptr;
 #endif
 }