diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
index d44aec2932a..501a3cca52d 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ public abstract class YogaConfig {
 
   abstract long getNativePointer();
 
+  public abstract void setUseVanillaJNI(boolean useVanillaJNI);
+
   public abstract boolean useVanillaJNI();
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java
index ceda95953fb..423044de667 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ public abstract class YogaConfigJNIBase extends YogaConfig {
     return mNativePointer;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setUseVanillaJNI(boolean useVanillaJNI) {
+    this.useVanillaJNI = useVanillaJNI;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean useVanillaJNI() {
     return this.useVanillaJNI;