diff --git a/Libraries/TurboModule/TurboModuleRegistry.js b/Libraries/TurboModule/TurboModuleRegistry.js
index d0e0cd0176c..03d84d6dd75 100644
--- a/Libraries/TurboModule/TurboModuleRegistry.js
+++ b/Libraries/TurboModule/TurboModuleRegistry.js
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@ import invariant from 'invariant';
 const turboModuleProxy = global.__turboModuleProxy;
 
 export function get<T: TurboModule>(name: string): ?T {
+  if (turboModuleProxy != null) {
+    const module: ?T = turboModuleProxy(name);
+    if (module != null) {
+      return module;
+    }
+  }
+
   // Backward compatibility layer during migration.
   const legacyModule = NativeModules[name];
   if (legacyModule != null) {
     return ((legacyModule: any): T);
   }
 
-  if (turboModuleProxy != null) {
-    const module: ?T = turboModuleProxy(name);
-    return module;
-  }
-
   return null;
 }