diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
index 3d267cb95988ed..1d599631324a9c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
 
   constructor(props: Props<ItemT>) {
     super(props);
-    this._checkProps(this.props);
+    this._checkProps(props);
     if (this.props.viewabilityConfigCallbackPairs) {
       this._virtualizedListPairs =
         this.props.viewabilityConfigCallbackPairs.map(pair => ({