diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.kt
index 29a6441d59c..9d4d79b7d94 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevServerHelper.kt
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ public class DevServerHelper(
         if (!response.isSuccessful || response.body() == null) {
           return null
         }
-        Okio.sink(outputFile).use { output -> response.body()?.source()?.buffer()?.readAll(output) }
+        Okio.sink(outputFile).use { output ->
+          Okio.buffer(response.body()?.source()!!).readAll(output)
+        }
         return outputFile
       }
     } catch (e: Exception) {