diff --git a/src/component/selection/getVisibleSelectionRect.js b/src/component/selection/getVisibleSelectionRect.js
index 6e3c55e41a..19332b1c8a 100644
--- a/src/component/selection/getVisibleSelectionRect.js
+++ b/src/component/selection/getVisibleSelectionRect.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const getRangeBoundingClientRect = require('getRangeBoundingClientRect');
  */
 function getVisibleSelectionRect(global: any): ?FakeClientRect {
   const selection = global.getSelection();
-  if (!selection.rangeCount) {
+  if (!selection?.rangeCount) {
     return null;
   }