diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
index 05740d4bd75..b681634887f 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ LayoutMetrics LayoutableShadowNode::getRelativeLayoutMetrics(
 
   auto layoutMetrics = getLayoutMetrics();
 
-  for (auto it = ancestors.rbegin(); it != ancestors.rend(); ++it) {
+  // `AncestorList` starts from the given ancestor node and ends with the parent
+  // node. We iterate from parent node (reverse iteration) and stop before the
+  // given ancestor (rend() - 1).
+  for (auto it = ancestors.rbegin(); it != ancestors.rend() - 1; ++it) {
     auto &currentShadowNode = it->first.get();
 
     auto layoutableCurrentShadowNode =