diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java
index 8233fc224f111f..cf0b8b37a12108 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactShadowNodeImpl.java
@@ -491,7 +491,9 @@ public final ReactShadowNodeImpl removeNativeChildAt(int i) {
   @Override
   public final void removeAllChildren() {
     removeAllNativeChildren();
-    mChildren.clear();
+    if (mChildren != null) {
+      mChildren.clear();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override