diff --git a/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/view_component/instrumentation.rb b/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/view_component/instrumentation.rb
index 71488ca9d0..3005214c36 100644
--- a/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/view_component/instrumentation.rb
+++ b/lib/new_relic/agent/instrumentation/view_component/instrumentation.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ def render_in_with_tracing(*args)
 
       begin
         segment = NewRelic::Agent::Tracer.start_segment(
-          name: metric_name(self.class.identifier, self.class.name)
+          name: metric_name(
+            self.class.respond_to?(:identifier) ? self.class.identifier : nil,
+            self.class.name
+          )
         )
         yield
       rescue => e