diff --git a/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js b/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js
index c55163981c8e4b..64af03b6b702e2 100644
--- a/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js
+++ b/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore.js
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ polyfillGlobal('regeneratorRuntime', () => {
   // The require just sets up the global, so make sure when we first
   // invoke it the global does not exist
   delete global.regeneratorRuntime;
-  require('regenerator-runtime/runtime');
-  return global.regeneratorRuntime;
+
+  // regenerator-runtime/runtime exports the regeneratorRuntime object, so we
+  // can return it safely.
+  return require('regenerator-runtime/runtime');
 });
 
 // Set up timers