diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
index a55f5c70..0c3d1fd2 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public class YogaConfig {
   long mNativePointer;
   private YogaLogger mLogger;
   private YogaNodeCloneFunction mYogaNodeCloneFunction;
+  public boolean avoidGlobalJNIRefs = false;
 
   private native long jni_YGConfigNew();
   public YogaConfig() {