diff --git a/src/renderers/native/findNodeHandle.js b/src/renderers/native/findNodeHandle.js
index 816885d301cb7..764c83728db67 100644
--- a/src/renderers/native/findNodeHandle.js
+++ b/src/renderers/native/findNodeHandle.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function findNodeHandle(componentOrHandle: any): any {
     var owner = ((ReactCurrentOwner.current: any): ReactInstance | null);
     if (owner !== null) {
       warning(
-        owner._warnedAboutRefsInRender,
+        owner.stateNode._warnedAboutRefsInRender,
         '%s is accessing findNodeHandle inside its render(). ' +
           'render() should be a pure function of props and state. It should ' +
           'never access something that requires stale data from the previous ' +
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function findNodeHandle(componentOrHandle: any): any {
         getComponentName(owner) || 'A component',
       );
 
-      owner._warnedAboutRefsInRender = true;
+      owner.stateNode._warnedAboutRefsInRender = true;
     }
   }
   if (componentOrHandle == null) {