diff --git a/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp b/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp
index b054ae0c7c..0a95d99197 100644
--- a/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static void jni_YGNodeDeallocateJNI(
     return;
   }
   const YGNodeRef node = _jlong2YGNodeRef(nativePointer);
-  YGNodeFree(node);
+  YGNodeDeallocate(node);
 }
 
 static void jni_YGNodeResetJNI(