diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSlider.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSlider.java
index d2bac91e0b5..03d527b02d9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSlider.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSlider.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ReactSlider extends AppCompatSeekBar {
     disableStateListAnimatorIfNeeded();
   }
 
-  private void disableStateListAnimatorIfNeeded() {
+  /* package */ void disableStateListAnimatorIfNeeded() {
     // We disable the state list animator for Android 6 and 7; this is a hack to prevent T37452851
     // and https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/9979
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
index ff5da0ccb69..9c8bc9ced0b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/slider/ReactSliderManager.java
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ public class ReactSliderManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactSlider>
         float height,
         YogaMeasureMode heightMode) {
       if (!mMeasured) {
-        SeekBar reactSlider = new ReactSlider(getThemedContext(), null, STYLE);
+        ReactSlider reactSlider = new ReactSlider(getThemedContext(), null, STYLE);
         // reactSlider is used for measurements purposes, it is not necessary to set a
         // StateListAnimator.
         // It is not safe to access StateListAnimator from a background thread.
-        reactSlider.setStateListAnimator(null);
+        reactSlider.disableStateListAnimatorIfNeeded();
         final int spec =
             View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(
                 ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);