diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppSetupUtils.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppSetupUtils.mm
index d33fd071d89..0478efc6700 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppSetupUtils.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppSetupUtils.mm
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ RCTAppSetupDefaultRootView(RCTBridge *bridge, NSString *moduleName, NSDictionary
     id<RCTSurfaceProtocol> surface = [[RCTFabricSurface alloc] initWithBridge:bridge
                                                                    moduleName:moduleName
                                                             initialProperties:initialProperties];
-    return [[RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView alloc] initWithSurface:surface];
+    UIView *rootView = [[RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView alloc] initWithSurface:surface];
+    [surface start];
+    return rootView;
   }
   return [[RCTRootView alloc] initWithBridge:bridge moduleName:moduleName initialProperties:initialProperties];
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
index f5490705bed..4b687c5a3e0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTRootViewFactory.mm
@@ -172,9 +172,8 @@ static NSDictionary *updateInitialProps(NSDictionary *initialProps, BOOL isFabri
 
     RCTFabricSurface *surface = [self.reactHost createSurfaceWithModuleName:moduleName initialProperties:initProps];
 
-    RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView *surfaceHostingProxyRootView = [[RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView alloc]
-        initWithSurface:surface
-        sizeMeasureMode:RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureModeWidthExact | RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureModeHeightExact];
+    RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView *surfaceHostingProxyRootView =
+        [[RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView alloc] initWithSurface:surface];
 
     surfaceHostingProxyRootView.backgroundColor = [UIColor systemBackgroundColor];
     if (self->_configuration.customizeRootView != nil) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
index b14e74ea77e..e157d2fa2ac 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ static RCTRootViewSizeFlexibility convertToRootViewSizeFlexibility(RCTSurfaceSiz
 
 - (instancetype)initWithSurface:(id<RCTSurfaceProtocol>)surface
 {
-  if (self = [super initWithSurface:surface
-                    sizeMeasureMode:RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureModeWidthExact | RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureModeHeightExact]) {
-    [surface start];
-  }
-  return self;
+  return [super initWithSurface:surface
+                sizeMeasureMode:RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureModeWidthExact | RCTSurfaceSizeMeasureModeHeightExact];
 }
 
 RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)initWithFrame : (CGRect)frame)