diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp
index f62c242b8d6..f37b1b30316 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/mounting/ShadowTree.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void updateMountedFlag(
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (oldChild->getTag() != newChild->getTag()) {
+    if (!ShadowNode::sameFamily(*oldChild, *newChild)) {
       // Totally different nodes, updating is impossible.
       break;
     }