diff --git a/React/Views/RCTConvert+Transform.m b/React/Views/RCTConvert+Transform.m
index 1286553c5..116391056 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTConvert+Transform.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTConvert+Transform.m
@@ -118,13 +118,11 @@ static const NSUInteger kMatrixArrayLength = 4 * 4;
 
     } else if ([property isEqualToString:@"skewX"]) {
       CGFloat skew = [self convertToRadians:value];
-      transform.m21 = sinf(skew);
-      transform.m22 = cosf(skew);
+      transform.m21 = tanf(skew);
 
     } else if ([property isEqualToString:@"skewY"]) {
       CGFloat skew = [self convertToRadians:value];
-      transform.m11 = cosf(skew);
-      transform.m12 = sinf(skew);
+      transform.m12 = tanf(skew);
 
     } else {
       RCTLogError(@"Unsupported transform type for a CATransform3D: %@.", property);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java
index 525618a2b..aacc78ca5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java
@@ -426,13 +426,11 @@ public class MatrixMathHelper {
   }
 
   public static void applySkewX(double[] m, double radians) {
-    m[4] = Math.sin(radians);
-    m[5] = Math.cos(radians);
+    m[4] = Math.tan(radians);
   }
 
   public static void applySkewY(double[] m, double radians) {
-    m[0] = Math.cos(radians);
-    m[1] = Math.sin(radians);
+    m[1] = Math.tan(radians);
   }
 
   public static void applyRotateX(double[] m, double radians) {