diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js
index 6bd20257222d73..a98ce92939b3c1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter.js
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ export default class EventEmitter<TEventToArgsMap: {...}>
       Registration<$ElementType<TEventToArgsMap, TEvent>>,
     > = this._registry[eventType];
     if (registrations != null) {
-      for (const registration of [...registrations]) {
+      // Copy `registrations` to take a snapshot when we invoke `emit`, in case
+      // registrations are added or removed when listeners are invoked.
+      for (const registration of Array.from(registrations)) {
         registration.listener.apply(registration.context, args);
       }
     }