diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPointerEventsView.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPointerEventsView.kt
index 0cd84c41bbcec2..f9b5a2d9d0e5f3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPointerEventsView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPointerEventsView.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ package com.facebook.react.uimanager
  */
 public interface ReactPointerEventsView {
 
-  /** Return the PointerEvents of the View. */
-  public fun getPointerEvents(): PointerEvents
+  /** The PointerEvents of the View. */
+  public val pointerEvents: PointerEvents
 }