diff --git a/src/components/Onfido/index.native.tsx b/src/components/Onfido/index.native.tsx
index c6eb9c8868ee..a30d70ea7464 100644
--- a/src/components/Onfido/index.native.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Onfido/index.native.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ function Onfido({sdkToken, onUserExit, onSuccess, onError}: OnfidoProps) {
                     countryCode: OnfidoCountryCode.USA,
                 },
             },
+            disableNFC: true,
         })
             .then(onSuccess)
             .catch((error: OnfidoError) => {