diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityDelegateUtil.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityDelegateUtil.java
index 289042cd479..3e3a6da8279 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityDelegateUtil.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityDelegateUtil.java
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ public class AccessibilityDelegateUtil {
 
     public static AccessibilityRole fromValue(@Nullable String value) {
       for (AccessibilityRole role : AccessibilityRole.values()) {
-        if (role.getValue() != null && role.getValue().equals(value)) {
+        if (role.name().equalsIgnoreCase(value)) {
           return role;
         }
       }
-      return AccessibilityRole.NONE;
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid accessibility role value: " + value);
     }
   }