diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTActionSheetManager.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTActionSheetManager.mm
index dbe389a1eced46..f8df74b2401604 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTActionSheetManager.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTActionSheetManager.mm
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ - (void)presentViewController:(UIViewController *)alertController
       [RCTConvert UIColor:options.cancelButtonTintColor() ? @(*options.cancelButtonTintColor()) : nil];
   NSString *userInterfaceStyle = [RCTConvert NSString:options.userInterfaceStyle()];
 
-  UIViewController *controller = RCTPresentedViewController();
-
   dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    UIViewController *controller = RCTPresentedViewController();
+
     if (controller == nil) {
       RCTLogError(
           @"Tried to display action sheet but there is no application window. options: %@", @{