diff --git a/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/babelHelpers.js b/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/babelHelpers.js
index 95b4ba8ad5..1390ef6df8 100644
--- a/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/babelHelpers.js
+++ b/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/babelHelpers.js
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 
 var babelHelpers = global.babelHelpers = {};
 
+babelHelpers.typeof = typeof Symbol === "function" && typeof Symbol.iterator === "symbol" ? function (obj) {
+  return typeof obj;
+} : function (obj) {
+  return obj && typeof Symbol === "function" && obj.constructor === Symbol && obj !== Symbol.prototype ? "symbol" : typeof obj;
+};
+
 babelHelpers.createRawReactElement = (function () {
   var REACT_ELEMENT_TYPE = typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol.for && Symbol.for("react.element") || 0xeac7;
   return function createRawReactElement(type, key, props) {