diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ScrollView/RCTScrollViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ScrollView/RCTScrollViewComponentView.mm
index 50389ed4ae6..3839c1c72fa 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ScrollView/RCTScrollViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ScrollView/RCTScrollViewComponentView.mm
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ static void RCTSendScrollEventForNativeAnimations_DEPRECATED(UIScrollView *scrol
 
 - (void)prepareForRecycle
 {
+  [super prepareForRecycle];
   const auto &props = static_cast<const ScrollViewProps &>(*_props);
   _scrollView.contentOffset = RCTCGPointFromPoint(props.contentOffset);
   // We set the default behavior to "never" so that iOS
@@ -433,7 +434,6 @@ static void RCTSendScrollEventForNativeAnimations_DEPRECATED(UIScrollView *scrol
   _contentView = nil;
   _prevFirstVisibleFrame = CGRectZero;
   _firstVisibleView = nil;
-  [super prepareForRecycle];
 }
 
 #pragma mark - UIScrollViewDelegate