diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/PointerEventHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/PointerEventHelper.java
index b4fdb4c37d0..638978e4699 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/PointerEventHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/events/PointerEventHelper.java
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ public class PointerEventHelper {
       return true;
     }
 
-    int source = motionEvent.getSource();
-    return source == InputDevice.SOURCE_MOUSE;
+    return motionEvent.isFromSource(InputDevice.SOURCE_MOUSE);
   }
 
   public static boolean isExitEvent(String eventName) {