diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java
index fbcb97b1cc3..6d8f644411f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/TouchEvent.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class TouchEvent extends Event<TouchEvent> {
         -1,
         viewTag,
         touchEventType,
-        motionEventToCopy,
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(motionEventToCopy),
         gestureStartTime,
         viewX,
         viewY,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class TouchEvent extends Event<TouchEvent> {
         surfaceId,
         viewTag,
         touchEventType,
-        motionEventToCopy,
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(motionEventToCopy),
         gestureStartTime,
         viewX,
         viewY,