diff --git a/react-native-cli/index.js b/react-native-cli/index.js
index e2ae7586b8f0c0..e35831547c577f 100755
--- a/react-native-cli/index.js
+++ b/react-native-cli/index.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function getYarnVersionIfAvailable() {
   try {
     // execSync returns a Buffer -> convert to string
     if (process.platform.startsWith('win')) {
-      yarnVersion = (execSync('yarn --version').toString() || '').trim();
+      yarnVersion = (execSync('yarn --version 2> NUL').toString() || '').trim();
     } else {
       yarnVersion = (execSync('yarn --version 2>/dev/null').toString() || '').trim();
     }