diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js
index a154c827511..e3da1d7798c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import * as React from 'react';
  * limitation of the screen, such as rounded corners or camera notches (aka
  * sensor housing area on iPhone X).
  */
-const exported: React.AbstractComponent<
-  ViewProps,
-  React.ElementRef<typeof View>,
-> = Platform.select({
+const exported: component(
+  ref: React.RefSetter<React.ElementRef<typeof View>>,
+  ...props: ViewProps
+) = Platform.select({
   ios: require('./RCTSafeAreaViewNativeComponent').default,
   default: View,
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
index 8c0753fc380..77f78faaf78 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
@@ -1995,10 +1995,10 @@ declare export default typeof RCTSafeAreaViewNativeComponent;
 `;
 
 exports[`public API should not change unintentionally Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js 1`] = `
-"declare const exported: React.AbstractComponent<
-  ViewProps,
-  React.ElementRef<typeof View>,
->;
+"declare const exported: component(
+  ref: React.RefSetter<React.ElementRef<typeof View>>,
+  ...props: ViewProps
+);
 declare export default typeof exported;
 "
 `;