diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebPerformance/Performance.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebPerformance/Performance.js
index 26a3d464c17136..8e2ce32bd82f11 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebPerformance/Performance.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebPerformance/Performance.js
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ const getCurrentTimeStamp: () => HighResTimeStamp = global.nativePerformanceNow
 // even if they are not currently observed - this is either to be able to
 // retrieve them at any time via Performance.getEntries* or to refer by other entries
 // (such as when measures may refer to marks, even if the latter are not observed)
-NativePerformanceObserver?.setIsBuffered(
-  ALWAYS_LOGGED_ENTRY_TYPES.map(performanceEntryTypeToRaw),
-  true,
-);
+if (NativePerformanceObserver?.setIsBuffered) {
+  NativePerformanceObserver?.setIsBuffered(
+    ALWAYS_LOGGED_ENTRY_TYPES.map(performanceEntryTypeToRaw),
+    true,
+  );
+}
 
 export class PerformanceMark extends PerformanceEntry {
   detail: DetailType;