diff --git a/Libraries/EventEmitter/RCTEventEmitter.js b/Libraries/EventEmitter/RCTEventEmitter.js
index 8001a7cf36a005..fd0ac72eaf9995 100644
--- a/Libraries/EventEmitter/RCTEventEmitter.js
+++ b/Libraries/EventEmitter/RCTEventEmitter.js
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ const BatchedBridge = require('../BatchedBridge/BatchedBridge');
 
 const RCTEventEmitter = {
   register(eventEmitter: any) {
-    BatchedBridge.registerCallableModule('RCTEventEmitter', eventEmitter);
+    if (global.RN$Bridgeless) {
+      global.RN$registerCallableModule('RCTEventEmitter', () => eventEmitter);
+    } else {
+      BatchedBridge.registerCallableModule('RCTEventEmitter', eventEmitter);
+    }
   },
 };