diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberWorkLoop.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberWorkLoop.js
index 67d5b0a877..3c802c2564 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberWorkLoop.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberWorkLoop.js
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ function popDispatcher(prevDispatcher: any) {
 }
 
 function pushAsyncDispatcher() {
-  if (enableCache) {
+  if (enableCache || __DEV__ || !disableStringRefs) {
     const prevAsyncDispatcher = ReactSharedInternals.A;
     ReactSharedInternals.A = DefaultAsyncDispatcher;
     return prevAsyncDispatcher;
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ function pushAsyncDispatcher() {
 }
 
 function popAsyncDispatcher(prevAsyncDispatcher: any) {
-  if (enableCache) {
+  if (enableCache || __DEV__ || !disableStringRefs) {
     ReactSharedInternals.A = prevAsyncDispatcher;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js
index 04dcc1cf9e..8edfdaf949 100644
--- a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js
+++ b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFizzServer.js
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ import {
   enableRenderableContext,
   enableRefAsProp,
   disableDefaultPropsExceptForClasses,
+  disableStringRefs,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 
 import assign from 'shared/assign';
@@ -3664,7 +3665,7 @@ export function performWork(request: Request): void {
   const prevDispatcher = ReactSharedInternals.H;
   ReactSharedInternals.H = HooksDispatcher;
   let prevAsyncDispatcher = null;
-  if (enableCache) {
+  if (enableCache || __DEV__ || !disableStringRefs) {
     prevAsyncDispatcher = ReactSharedInternals.A;
     ReactSharedInternals.A = DefaultAsyncDispatcher;
   }