diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
index 346738bccb6..b5e81c940e3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 #if RCT_DEV_MENU
     devMenuToken = [[RCTPackagerConnection sharedPackagerConnection]
         addNotificationHandler:^(id params) {
-          [self.bridge.devMenu show];
+          [[self.moduleRegistry moduleForName:"DevMenu"] show];
         }
                          queue:dispatch_get_main_queue()
                      forMethod:@"devMenu"];