diff --git a/packages/storage/ios/RNFBStorage/RNFBStorageCommon.m b/packages/storage/ios/RNFBStorage/RNFBStorageCommon.m
index c94e5f54e2..7d152a2322 100644
--- a/packages/storage/ios/RNFBStorage/RNFBStorageCommon.m
+++ b/packages/storage/ios/RNFBStorage/RNFBStorageCommon.m
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ + (NSString *)mimeTypeForPath:(NSString *)localFilePath {
       (__bridge CFStringRef) [localFilePath pathExtension],
       NULL);
   CFStringRef mimeType = UTTypeCopyPreferredTagWithClass(UTI, kUTTagClassMIMEType);
-  CFRelease(UTI);
+  if (UTI) { CFRelease(UTI); }
 
   if (!mimeType) {
     return @"application/octet-stream";