diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
index 0912c50fec13..cbdb9df97c03 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
@@ -1850,7 +1850,6 @@ - (UIView *)viewToFocus
 - (void)focus
 {
   UIView *viewToFocus = [self viewToFocus];
-  [viewToFocus becomeFirstResponder];
 
 #if TARGET_OS_TV
   RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView *rootView = [self containingRootView];
@@ -1861,6 +1860,8 @@ - (void)focus
   rootView.reactPreferredFocusedView = viewToFocus;
   [rootView setNeedsFocusUpdate];
   [rootView updateFocusIfNeeded];
+#else
+  [viewToFocus becomeFirstResponder];
 #endif
 }