diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6637f2892..5647ab810 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18554,8 +18554,7 @@
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-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {}
+      "dev": true
     },
     "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods": {
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           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.9.tgz",
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-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {}
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
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-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {}
+      "dev": true
     },
     "add-stream": {
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@@ -22695,8 +22692,7 @@
       "version": "9.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-config-prettier/-/eslint-config-prettier-9.0.0.tgz",
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-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {}
+      "dev": true
     },
     "eslint-import-resolver-node": {
       "version": "0.3.9",
@@ -27435,8 +27431,7 @@
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           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz",
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-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {}
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -29235,8 +29230,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-api-utils/-/ts-api-utils-1.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-lC/RGlPmwdrIBFTX59wwNzqh7aR2otPNPR/5brHZm/XKFYKsfqxihXUe9pU3JI+3vGkl+vyCoNNnPhJn3aLK1A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {}
+      "dev": true
     },
     "ts-node": {
       "version": "10.9.1",
@@ -29975,8 +29969,7 @@
     "ws": {
       "version": "8.14.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.14.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wEBG1ftX4jcglPxgFCMJmZ2PLtSbJ2Peg6TmpJFTbe9GZYOQCDPdMYu/Tm0/bGZkw8paZnJY45J4K2PZrLYq8g==",
-      "requires": {}
+      "integrity": "sha512-wEBG1ftX4jcglPxgFCMJmZ2PLtSbJ2Peg6TmpJFTbe9GZYOQCDPdMYu/Tm0/bGZkw8paZnJY45J4K2PZrLYq8g=="
     },
     "xdg-basedir": {
       "version": "5.1.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/connect/index.ts b/src/lib/connect/index.ts
index 27f0cb3a1..8a3dee61c 100644
--- a/src/lib/connect/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/connect/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import MqttClient, {
 import IS_BROWSER from '../is-browser'
 import { StreamBuilder } from '../shared'
 
+// Handling the process.nextTick is not a function error in react-native applications.
+if (typeof process?.nextTick !== 'function') {
+	process.nextTick = setImmediate
+}
+
 const debug = _debug('mqttjs')
 
 const protocols: Record<string, StreamBuilder> = {}