diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
index bc2538da..49a4c44b 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class YogaConfig {
 
   public static int SPACING_TYPE = 1;
 
-  long mNativePointer;
+  private long mNativePointer;
   private YogaLogger mLogger;
   private YogaNodeCloneFunction mYogaNodeCloneFunction;
 
@@ -76,4 +76,8 @@ public class YogaConfig {
   public YogaLogger getLogger() {
     return mLogger;
   }
+
+  long getNativePointer() {
+    return mNativePointer;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
index a2f7845e..f253b95c 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public abstract class YogaNodeJNIBase extends YogaNode implements Cloneable {
   }
 
   YogaNodeJNIBase(YogaConfig config) {
-    this(YogaNative.jni_YGNodeNewWithConfig(config.mNativePointer));
+    this(YogaNative.jni_YGNodeNewWithConfig(config.getNativePointer()));
   }
 
   public void reset() {