diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.cpp
index 20693ec0faad59..fe2a83f5f43d8d 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ void ViewEventEmitter::onLayout(const LayoutMetrics &layoutMetrics) const {
   // Due to State Reconciliation, `onLayout` can be called potentially many
   // times with identical layoutMetrics. Ensure that the JS event is only
   // dispatched when the value changes.
-  auto lastLayoutMetricsValue = lastLayoutMetrics_.load();
-  // compare_exchange_strong atomically swap the values if they're different, or
-  // return false if the values are the same.
-  if (!lastLayoutMetrics_.compare_exchange_strong(
-          lastLayoutMetricsValue, layoutMetrics)) {
-    return;
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(layoutMetricsMutex_);
+    if (lastLayoutMetrics_ == layoutMetrics) {
+      return;
+    }
+    lastLayoutMetrics_ = layoutMetrics;
   }
 
   dispatchEvent("layout", [frame = layoutMetrics.frame](jsi::Runtime &runtime) {
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.h
index 0920931a12f8a0..608755c5053e61 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.h
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
 
 #include <react/core/LayoutMetrics.h>
 #include <react/core/ReactPrimitives.h>
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class ViewEventEmitter : public TouchEventEmitter {
   void onLayout(const LayoutMetrics &layoutMetrics) const;
 
  private:
-  mutable std::atomic<LayoutMetrics> lastLayoutMetrics_;
+  mutable std::mutex layoutMetricsMutex_;
+  mutable LayoutMetrics lastLayoutMetrics_;
 };
 
 } // namespace react