diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
index 9098e98b25de91..0b96e0b2047747 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ private static boolean sameTextForSpan(
   // This is hacked in for Fabric. When we delete non-Fabric code, we might be able to simplify or
   // clean this up a bit.
   private void addSpansForMeasurement(Spannable spannable) {
-    if (!mFabricViewStateManager.hasStateWrapper()) {
+    if (mFabricViewStateManager != null && !mFabricViewStateManager.hasStateWrapper()) {
       return;
     }