diff --git a/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/Yoga.cpp b/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/Yoga.cpp
index 552834738b3..6e42d51aeee 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/Yoga.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/Yoga.cpp
@@ -1850,7 +1850,9 @@ static bool YGNodeFixedSizeSetMeasuredDimensions(
 }
 
 static void YGZeroOutLayoutRecursivly(const YGNodeRef node) {
-  memset(&(node->getLayout()), 0, sizeof(YGLayout));
+  node->getLayout() = {};
+  node->setLayoutDimension(0, 0);
+  node->setLayoutDimension(0, 1);
   node->setHasNewLayout(true);
   node->cloneChildrenIfNeeded();
   const uint32_t childCount = YGNodeGetChildCount(node);