diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.java
index deb791ebbbb..d2334db7e3e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostImpl.java
@@ -699,7 +699,9 @@ public class ReactHostImpl implements ReactHost {
   /* package */
   @Nullable
   <T extends NativeModule> T getNativeModule(Class<T> nativeModuleInterface) {
-    if (nativeModuleInterface == UIManagerModule.class) {
+    if (!ReactBuildConfig.UNSTABLE_ENABLE_MINIFY_LEGACY_ARCHITECTURE
+        && nativeModuleInterface == UIManagerModule.class) {
+
       ReactSoftExceptionLogger.logSoftExceptionVerbose(
           TAG,
           new ReactNoCrashBridgeNotAllowedSoftException(