diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler.android.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler.android.js
index 6105a5341de..fedc3aeb4a3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler.android.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler.android.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const _backPressSubscriptions = [];
 
 RCTDeviceEventEmitter.addListener(DEVICE_BACK_EVENT, function () {
   for (let i = _backPressSubscriptions.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-    if (_backPressSubscriptions[i]()) {
+    if (_backPressSubscriptions[i] && _backPressSubscriptions[i]()) {
       return;
     }
   }