diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewAccessibilityDelegate.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewAccessibilityDelegate.kt
index 741c8845ea40..936a46fd41d9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewAccessibilityDelegate.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewAccessibilityDelegate.kt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ internal class ReactScrollViewAccessibilityDelegate : AccessibilityDelegateCompa
             return
           }
       var accessibilityCollectionItem: ReadableMap? =
-          nextChild.getTag(R.id.accessibility_collection_item) as ReadableMap
+          nextChild.getTag(R.id.accessibility_collection_item) as? ReadableMap
 
       if (nextChild !is ViewGroup) {
         return