diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
index 5571b5350bff..d7ecf128231d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ - (void)prepareForRecycle
   _isJSResponder = NO;
   _removeClippedSubviews = NO;
   _reactSubviews = [NSMutableArray new];
-  _layoutMetrics = {};
+  _layoutMetrics = EmptyLayoutMetrics;
 }
 
 - (void)setPropKeysManagedByAnimated_DO_NOT_USE_THIS_IS_BROKEN:(NSSet<NSString *> *_Nullable)props