diff --git a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m
index 3cf1494f3..971408ae2 100644
--- a/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m
+++ b/React/Views/SafeAreaView/RCTSafeAreaView.m
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #import "RCTSafeAreaViewLocalData.h"
 
 @implementation RCTSafeAreaView {
-  RCTBridge *_bridge;
+  __weak RCTBridge *_bridge;
   UIEdgeInsets _currentSafeAreaInsets;
 }