diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/processing/ReactModuleSpecProcessor.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/processing/ReactModuleSpecProcessor.java
index add1ef0b6e..d7c419cda8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/processing/ReactModuleSpecProcessor.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/module/processing/ReactModuleSpecProcessor.java
@@ -80,11 +80,15 @@ public class ReactModuleSpecProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
       ReactModuleList.class);
     for (Element reactModuleListElement : reactModuleListElements) {
       TypeElement typeElement = (TypeElement) reactModuleListElement;
+      ReactModuleList reactModuleList = typeElement.getAnnotation(ReactModuleList.class);
+      if (reactModuleList == null) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       ClassName className = ClassName.get(typeElement);
       String packageName = ClassName.get(typeElement).packageName();
       String fileName = className.simpleName();
 
-      ReactModuleList reactModuleList = typeElement.getAnnotation(ReactModuleList.class);
       List<String> nativeModules = new ArrayList<>();
       try {
         reactModuleList.nativeModules(); // throws MirroredTypesException