diff --git a/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec b/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec
index 3f6594d5a52..f98e0486bce 100644
--- a/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec
+++ b/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module HermesHelper
   BUILD_TYPE = :release
 end
 
-Pod::UI.puts '[Hermes] Hermes needs to be compiled, installing hermes-engine may take a while...'.yellow
+Pod::UI.puts '[Hermes] Hermes needs to be compiled, installing hermes-engine may take a while...'.yellow if Object.const_defined?("Pod::UI")
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name        = "hermes-engine"