diff --git a/React/Base/RCTAssert.m b/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
index 56bf6ebe1b5..90d306e711d 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ RCTFatalExceptionHandler RCTGetFatalExceptionHandler(void)
 
 // MARK: - New Architecture Validation - Enable Reporting
 
-#if RCT_NEW_ARCHITECTURE
+#if RCT_ONLY_NEW_ARCHITECTURE
 static RCTNotAllowedValidation validationReportingEnabled = RCTNotAllowedInBridgeless;
 #else
 static RCTNotAllowedValidation validationReportingEnabled = RCTNotAllowedValidationDisabled;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static RCTNotAllowedValidation validationReportingEnabled = RCTNotAllowedValidat
 
 __attribute__((used)) RCT_EXTERN void RCTNewArchitectureValidationSetEnabled(RCTNotAllowedValidation type)
 {
-#if RCT_NEW_ARCHITECTURE
+#if RCT_ONLY_NEW_ARCHITECTURE
   // Cannot disable the reporting in this mode.
 #else
   validationReportingEnabled = type;
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTDefines.h b/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
index 1d750638f5c..564ae996ca1 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
  * Note: this is work in progress.
  */
 #ifdef REACT_NATIVE_FORCE_NEW_ARCHITECTURE
-#define RCT_NEW_ARCHITECTURE 1
+#define RCT_ONLY_NEW_ARCHITECTURE 1
 #else
-#define RCT_NEW_ARCHITECTURE 0
+#define RCT_ONLY_NEW_ARCHITECTURE 0
 #endif