diff --git a/scripts/releases/use-hermes-nightly.js b/scripts/releases/use-hermes-nightly.js
index 5dc782e93d14..0be251b394a5 100644
--- a/scripts/releases/use-hermes-nightly.js
+++ b/scripts/releases/use-hermes-nightly.js
@@ -10,9 +10,17 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const {getReactNativePackage} = require('../shared/monorepoUtils');
 const {updateHermesVersionsToNightly} = require('./utils/hermes-utils');
 
 async function main() {
+  const {packageJson} = await getReactNativePackage();
+  const hermesCompilerVersion = packageJson.dependencies?.['hermes-compiler'];
+
+  if (hermesCompilerVersion !== '0.0.0') {
+    return;
+  }
+
   await updateHermesVersionsToNightly();
 }