diff --git a/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewManager.m b/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewManager.m
index 6377683d2dc7..495b90d2dddd 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTModalHostViewManager.m
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ - (void)dismissModalHostView:(RCTModalHostView *)modalHostView withViewControlle
   if (_dismissalBlock) {
     _dismissalBlock([modalHostView reactViewController], viewController, animated, completionBlock);
   } else {
-    [viewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:animated completion:completionBlock];
+    [viewController.presentingViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:animated completion:completionBlock];
   }
 }