diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java
index d8362dab..c093c5c2 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfigJNIBase.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package com.facebook.yoga;
 
 public abstract class YogaConfigJNIBase extends YogaConfig {
 
-  protected long mNativePointer;
+  long mNativePointer;
   private YogaLogger mLogger;
 
   private YogaConfigJNIBase(long nativePointer) {
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
index f253b95c..dcf31bbe 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.getNativePointer()));
+    this(YogaNative.jni_YGNodeNewWithConfig(((YogaConfigJNIBase)config).mNativePointer));
   }
 
   public void reset() {