diff --git a/Libraries/Components/DatePickerAndroid/DatePickerAndroid.android.js b/Libraries/Components/DatePickerAndroid/DatePickerAndroid.android.js
index 734a59abf72cf4..3fb4b0888b5a95 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/DatePickerAndroid/DatePickerAndroid.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/DatePickerAndroid/DatePickerAndroid.android.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const DatePickerModule = require('NativeModules').DatePickerAndroid;
 function _toMillis(options: Object, key: string) {
   const dateVal = options[key];
   // Is it a Date object?
-  if (typeof dateVal === 'object' && typeof dateVal.getMonth === 'function') {
+  if (dateVal != null && typeof dateVal == 'object' && typeof dateVal.getMonth === 'function') {
     options[key] = dateVal.getTime();
   }
 }