diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java
index 35844a01e36..44d3fb724b4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridgeless/ReactInstance.java
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ final class ReactInstance {
 
   @DoNotStrip @Nullable private ComponentNameResolverManager mComponentNameResolverManager;
 
+  static {
+    loadLibraryIfNeeded();
+  }
+
   private static volatile boolean sIsLibraryLoaded;
 
   /* package */ ReactInstance(
@@ -100,7 +104,6 @@ final class ReactInstance {
       boolean useDevSupport) {
     mBridgelessReactContext = bridgelessReactContext;
     mDelegate = delegate;
-    loadLibraryIfNeeded();
 
     Systrace.beginSection(Systrace.TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE, "ReactInstance.initialize");