diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/WritableNativeMap.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/WritableNativeMap.cpp
index fed1e80003fd..086bab13a34b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/WritableNativeMap.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/WritableNativeMap.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void WritableNativeMap::putString(std::string key, alias_ref<jstring> val) {
     return;
   }
   throwIfConsumed();
-  map_.insert(std::move(key), val->toString());
+  map_.insert(std::move(key), val->toStdString());
 }
 
 void WritableNativeMap::putNativeArray(