diff --git a/packages/storybook/src/utils/utilities.ts b/packages/storybook/src/utils/utilities.ts
index 8f61965c138df..873fc0774682c 100644
--- a/packages/storybook/src/utils/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/storybook/src/utils/utilities.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function determineStorybookWorkspaceVersion(packageJsonContents) {
     }
     if (packageJsonContents['devDependencies']['@storybook/react-native']) {
       workspaceStorybookVersion =
-        packageJsonContents['dependencies']['@storybook/react-native'];
+        packageJsonContents['devDependencies']['@storybook/react-native'];
     }
   }