diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Views/ScrollView/RCTScrollView.m b/packages/react-native/React/Views/ScrollView/RCTScrollView.m
index 1b506c877eb..9e8b02708de 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Views/ScrollView/RCTScrollView.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Views/ScrollView/RCTScrollView.m
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ RCT_SET_AND_PRESERVE_OFFSET(setScrollIndicatorInsets, scrollIndicatorInsets, UIE
   }
 
   CGPoint offset = scrollView.contentOffset;
-  if ([UIApplication sharedApplication].userInterfaceLayoutDirection == UIUserInterfaceLayoutDirectionRightToLeft) {
+  if ([self reactLayoutDirection] == UIUserInterfaceLayoutDirectionRightToLeft) {
     offset.x = scrollView.contentSize.width - scrollView.frame.size.width - offset.x;
   }