diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor/jsireact/JSINativeModules.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor/jsireact/JSINativeModules.cpp
index f61f46f2cfe1..1e90273192ba 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor/jsireact/JSINativeModules.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor/jsireact/JSINativeModules.cpp
@@ -77,16 +77,16 @@ std::optional<Object> JSINativeModules::createModule(
         ReactMarker::NATIVE_MODULE_SETUP_START, name.c_str());
   }
 
-  if (!m_genNativeModuleJS) {
-    m_genNativeModuleJS =
-        rt.global().getPropertyAsFunction(rt, "__fbGenNativeModule");
-  }
-
   auto result = m_moduleRegistry->getConfig(name);
   if (!result.has_value()) {
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 
+  if (!m_genNativeModuleJS) {
+    m_genNativeModuleJS =
+        rt.global().getPropertyAsFunction(rt, "__fbGenNativeModule");
+  }
+
   Value moduleInfo = m_genNativeModuleJS->call(
       rt,
       valueFromDynamic(rt, result->config),