diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/event/EventPluginUtils.js b/src/renderers/shared/event/EventPluginUtils.js
index f7e8efe12f..33019d27d6 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/event/EventPluginUtils.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/event/EventPluginUtils.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function executeDirectDispatch(event) {
     !Array.isArray(dispatchListener),
     'executeDirectDispatch(...): Invalid `event`.'
   );
-  event.currentTarget = EventPluginUtils.getNodeFromInstance(dispatchInstance);
+  event.currentTarget = dispatchListener ? EventPluginUtils.getNodeFromInstance(dispatchInstance) : null;
   var res = dispatchListener ? dispatchListener(event) : null;
   event.currentTarget = null;
   event._dispatchListeners = null;