diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
index 2791654c..23a1308c 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ static int const RCTVideoUnset = -1;
 {
   if ((self = [super init])) {
     _eventDispatcher = eventDispatcher;
-    
-	_automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = YES;
+	  _automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling = YES;
     _playbackRateObserverRegistered = NO;
     _isExternalPlaybackActiveObserverRegistered = NO;
     _playbackStalled = NO;
@@ -378,7 +377,9 @@ static int const RCTVideoUnset = -1;
       _isExternalPlaybackActiveObserverRegistered = YES;
         
       [self addPlayerTimeObserver];
-	  [self setAutomaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling:_automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling];
+      if (@available(iOS 10.0, *)) {
+        [self setAutomaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling:_automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling];
+      }
 
       //Perform on next run loop, otherwise onVideoLoadStart is nil
       if (self.onVideoLoadStart) {