diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsH.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsH.js
index bdbd5886294..6cb6ca5bc2b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsH.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsH.js
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ static inline std::string toString(const ::_ENUM_MASK_:: &value) {
 `.trim();
 
 function getClassExtendString(component): string {
+  if (component.extendsProps.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid: component.extendsProps is empty');
+  }
   const extendString =
     ' : ' +
     component.extendsProps