diff --git a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.cpp b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.cpp
index 19a814f8a06..8c3e2c37472 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ShadowViewMutationList MountingTransaction::getMutations() && {
   return std::move(mutations_);
 }
 
-TransactionTelemetry const &MountingTransaction::getTelemetry() const {
+TransactionTelemetry &MountingTransaction::getTelemetry() const {
   return telemetry_;
 }
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.h b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.h
index 055056fea1a..6a65d8dab9f 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/MountingTransaction.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class MountingTransaction final {
   /*
    * Returns telemetry associated with this transaction.
    */
-  TransactionTelemetry const &getTelemetry() const;
+  TransactionTelemetry &getTelemetry() const;
 
   /*
    * Returns the id of the surface that the transaction belongs to.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class MountingTransaction final {
   SurfaceId surfaceId_;
   Number number_;
   ShadowViewMutationList mutations_;
-  TransactionTelemetry telemetry_;
+  mutable TransactionTelemetry telemetry_;
 };
 
 } // namespace react
diff --git a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/TelemetryController.cpp b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/TelemetryController.cpp
index 98d4eecba9c..25ef9bee650 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/TelemetryController.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/mounting/TelemetryController.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ bool TelemetryController::pullTransaction(
 
   auto transaction = std::move(*optional);
 
-  auto telemetry = transaction.getTelemetry();
+  auto &telemetry = transaction.getTelemetry();
   auto numberOfMutations = static_cast<int>(transaction.getMutations().size());
 
   mutex_.lock();