diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTTVNavigationEventEmitter.m b/React/Modules/RCTTVNavigationEventEmitter.m
index 26bcf8262..12d177584 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTTVNavigationEventEmitter.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTTVNavigationEventEmitter.m
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ static NSString *const TVNavigationEventName = @"onTVNavEvent";
 
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
++ (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
+{
+  return NO;
+}
+
 - (instancetype)init
 {
   if (self = [super init]) {