diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/InspectorFlags.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/InspectorFlags.cpp
index 5aa5bd85857..df1b9611622 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/InspectorFlags.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/InspectorFlags.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ const InspectorFlags::Values& InspectorFlags::loadFlagsAndAssertUnchanged()
       .enableModernCDPRegistry =
 #ifdef REACT_NATIVE_FORCE_ENABLE_FUSEBOX
           true,
-#else
+#elif defined(HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER)
           ReactNativeFeatureFlags::inspectorEnableModernCDPRegistry(),
+#else
+              false,
 #endif
   };