diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3161ccaaf6..b3b27c9e49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-### Fixes
-
-- Bound TTID/TTFD to prevent inflated transactions ([#6210](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6210))
-
 ### Features
 
 - Add `disableAutoUpload` option to Expo plugin to disable source map and debug symbol uploads ([#6195](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6195))
 - Expose `pauseAppHangTracking` and `resumeAppHangTracking` APIs on iOS ([#6192](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6192))
 - Better route and dynamic param extraction for Expo Router ([#6197](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6197))
 
+### Fixes
+
+- Bound TTID/TTFD to prevent inflated transactions ([#6210](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6210))
+- Return `NO` from `requiresMainQueueSetup` to avoid unnecessary `dispatch_sync` on the main queue during bridge init ([#6202](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6202))
+
 ### Dependencies
 
 - Bump Cocoa SDK from v9.13.0 to v9.14.0 ([#6204](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6204))
diff --git a/packages/core/ios/RNSentry.mm b/packages/core/ios/RNSentry.mm
index ca5a45c0a5..f6754e0e4b 100644
--- a/packages/core/ios/RNSentry.mm
+++ b/packages/core/ios/RNSentry.mm
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
 
 + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
 {
-    return YES;
+    return NO;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)init