diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/EngineHook.ts b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/EngineHook.ts
index 5ff3df80e..e3b20156f 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/EngineHook.ts
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/EngineHook.ts
@@ -67,22 +67,23 @@ export function useEngine(): Engine | undefined {
 
     useEffect(() => {
         let disposed = false;
+        let engine: Engine | undefined = undefined;
 
         (async () => {
             if (await BabylonModule.initialize() && !disposed)
             {
-                setEngine(new NativeEngine());
+                engine = new NativeEngine();
+                setEngine(engine);
             }
         })();
 
         return () => {
             disposed = true;
-            setEngine(engine => {
-                if (engine) {
-                    DisposeEngine(engine);
-                }
-                return undefined;
-            });
+            // NOTE: Do not use setEngine with a callback to dispose the engine instance as that callback does not get called during component unmount when compiled in release.
+            if (engine) {
+                DisposeEngine(engine);
+            }
+            setEngine(undefined);
         };
     }, []);
 
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative
index e81f65f12..f2d2717bc 160000
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e81f65f129e5f93a343ab79e0fc93a18f4f10899
+Subproject commit f2d2717bc09739acc7db6ed8ef48875979e02b6f