diff --git a/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactFeatureFlags.js b/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactFeatureFlags.js
index febb154d26c..ce0a442c11b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/Libraries/Renderer/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactFeatureFlags.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var ReactFeatureFlags = {
   // render (both initial renders and updates). Useful when looking at prod-mode
   // timeline profiles in Chrome, for example.
   logTopLevelRenders: false,
-  prepareNewChildrenBeforeUnmountInStack: false,
+  prepareNewChildrenBeforeUnmountInStack: true,
   disableNewFiberFeatures: false,
 };