diff --git a/ios/KeyboardControllerModule.mm b/ios/KeyboardControllerModule.mm
index e8a7ac3a6b..dc175fd8e2 100644
--- a/ios/KeyboardControllerModule.mm
+++ b/ios/KeyboardControllerModule.mm
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ - (void)preload
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(preload)
 #endif
 {
+  if (@available(iOS 26.0, *)) {
+    return;
+  }
   [UIResponder preloadKeyboardIfNeeded];
 }