diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
index 590cf56d667f31..8bf009a9e830d4 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/EventDispatcher.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public int compare(Event lhs, Event rhs) {
 
   private Event[] mEventsToDispatch = new Event[16];
   private int mEventsToDispatchSize = 0;
-  private @Nullable RCTEventEmitter mRCTEventEmitter;
+  private volatile @Nullable RCTEventEmitter mRCTEventEmitter;
   private final ScheduleDispatchFrameCallback mCurrentFrameCallback;
   private short mNextEventTypeId = 0;
   private volatile boolean mHasDispatchScheduled = false;