diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuHost.kt b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuHost.kt
index 4c6b591d972d9..7c1c2b312b742 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuHost.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuHost.kt
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@ package expo.modules.devmenu
 import android.app.Application
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.Log
+import com.facebook.hermes.reactexecutor.HermesExecutorFactory
 import com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager
 import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSIModulePackage
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaScriptExecutorFactory
 import com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevServerHelper
+import com.facebook.react.jscexecutor.JSCExecutorFactory
+import com.facebook.react.modules.systeminfo.AndroidInfoHelpers
 import com.facebook.react.shell.MainReactPackage
+import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader
 import expo.modules.devmenu.react.DevMenuReactInternalSettings
 import java.io.BufferedReader
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException
@@ -37,6 +42,14 @@ class DevMenuHost(application: Application) : ReactNativeHost(application) {
 
   fun getContext(): Context = super.getApplication()
 
+  override fun getJavaScriptExecutorFactory(): JavaScriptExecutorFactory? {
+    SoLoader.init(application.applicationContext, /* native exopackage */ false)
+    if (SoLoader.getLibraryPath("libjsc.so") != null) {
+      return JSCExecutorFactory(application.packageName, AndroidInfoHelpers.getFriendlyDeviceName())
+    }
+    return HermesExecutorFactory()
+  }
+
   override fun createReactInstanceManager(): ReactInstanceManager {
     val reactInstanceManager = super.createReactInstanceManager()
     if (useDeveloperSupport) {