diff --git a/packages/ses/src/commons.js b/packages/ses/src/commons.js
index fd9debf411..0c68dd45d2 100644
--- a/packages/ses/src/commons.js
+++ b/packages/ses/src/commons.js
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ try {
     'return (async function* AsyncGeneratorFunctionInstance() {})',
   )();
 } catch (e) {
-  if (e.name === 'SyntaxError') {
+  if (Error.prototype.jsEngine === 'hermes' && e.name === 'SyntaxError') {
     // Swallows Hermes error `async generators are unsupported` at runtime.
     // @ts-ignore
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef