diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/quote/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/quote/edit.js
index 5c5cf69239bbf..ff0a8ac76d1a9 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/quote/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/quote/edit.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import {
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { BlockQuotation } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { createBlock } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+import { Platform } from '@wordpress/element';
+
+const isWebPlatform = Platform.OS === 'web';
 
 export default function QuoteEdit( {
 	attributes,
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ export default function QuoteEdit( {
 				{ ( ! RichText.isEmpty( citation ) || isSelected ) && (
 					<RichText
 						identifier="citation"
-						tagName="cite"
+						tagName={ isWebPlatform ? 'cite' : undefined }
 						style={ { display: 'block' } }
 						value={ citation }
 						onChange={ ( nextCitation ) =>