diff --git a/react/features/base/i18n/i18next.js b/react/features/base/i18n/i18next.js
index 07ea8eca2..6c8f32e9c 100644
--- a/react/features/base/i18n/i18next.js
+++ b/react/features/base/i18n/i18next.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const options = {
 };
 
 i18next
-    .use(I18nextXHRBackend)
+    .use(navigator.product === 'ReactNative' ? {} : I18nextXHRBackend)
     .use(languageDetector)
     .use({
         name: 'resolveAppName',