diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Switch/RCTSwitchComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Switch/RCTSwitchComponentView.mm
index a7484b3b05fb..5a9696cbae47 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Switch/RCTSwitchComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Switch/RCTSwitchComponentView.mm
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ - (void)onChange:(UISwitch *)sender
     return;
   }
 
+  if (!_eventEmitter) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   static_cast<const SwitchEventEmitter &>(*_eventEmitter)
       .onChange(SwitchEventEmitter::OnChange{.value = static_cast<bool>(sender.on)});
 }