diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTFabricModalHostViewController.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTFabricModalHostViewController.mm
index bc8c2bab4d9ada..406207de0d00eb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTFabricModalHostViewController.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Modal/RCTFabricModalHostViewController.mm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ - (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews
 
 - (void)loadView
 {
-  [super loadView];
+  self.view = [UIView new];
   [_touchHandler attachToView:self.view];
 }