diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/ImageShadowNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/ImageShadowNode.java
index b72d54e0..67504a07 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/ImageShadowNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/ImageShadowNode.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ImageShadowNode extends RenderableShadowNode {
         0, 1, 0,
         0, 0, 1
     };
-    private Matrix mMatrix = new Matrix();
+    private Matrix mMatrix = null;
 
     @ReactProp(name = "x")
     public void setX(String x) {
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ class ImageShadowNode extends RenderableShadowNode {
         if (matrixArray != null) {
             int matrixSize = PropHelper.toMatrixData(matrixArray, sRawMatrix, mScale);
             if (matrixSize == 6) {
+                if (mMatrix == null) {
+                    mMatrix = new Matrix();
+                }
                 mMatrix.setValues(sRawMatrix);
             } else if (matrixSize != -1) {
                 FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "RNSVG: Transform matrices must be of size 6");
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/LinearGradientShadowNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/LinearGradientShadowNode.java
index 6c6026a5..1f19d886 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/LinearGradientShadowNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/LinearGradientShadowNode.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class LinearGradientShadowNode extends DefinitionShadowNode {
         0, 1, 0,
         0, 0, 1
     };
-    private Matrix mMatrix = new Matrix();
+    private Matrix mMatrix = null;
 
     @ReactProp(name = "x1")
     public void setX1(String x1) {
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class LinearGradientShadowNode extends DefinitionShadowNode {
         if (matrixArray != null) {
             int matrixSize = PropHelper.toMatrixData(matrixArray, sRawMatrix, mScale);
             if (matrixSize == 6) {
+                if (mMatrix == null) {
+                    mMatrix = new Matrix();
+                }
                 mMatrix.setValues(sRawMatrix);
             } else if (matrixSize != -1) {
                 FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "RNSVG: Transform matrices must be of size 6");
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RadialGradientShadowNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RadialGradientShadowNode.java
index b40ed16e..6f3dd88c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RadialGradientShadowNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RadialGradientShadowNode.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RadialGradientShadowNode extends DefinitionShadowNode {
         0, 1, 0,
         0, 0, 1
     };
-    private Matrix mMatrix = new Matrix();
+    private Matrix mMatrix = null;
 
     @ReactProp(name = "fx")
     public void setFx(String fx) {
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class RadialGradientShadowNode extends DefinitionShadowNode {
         if (matrixArray != null) {
             int matrixSize = PropHelper.toMatrixData(matrixArray, sRawMatrix, mScale);
             if (matrixSize == 6) {
+                if (mMatrix == null) {
+                    mMatrix = new Matrix();
+                }
                 mMatrix.setValues(sRawMatrix);
             } else if (matrixSize != -1) {
                 FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "RNSVG: Transform matrices must be of size 6");
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualNode.java
index a259d7c9..989ea320 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/VirtualNode.java
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ abstract class VirtualNode extends LayoutShadowNode {
         if (matrixArray != null) {
             int matrixSize = PropHelper.toMatrixData(matrixArray, sRawMatrix, mScale);
             if (matrixSize == 6) {
+                if (mMatrix == null) {
+                    mMatrix = new Matrix();
+                }
                 mMatrix.setValues(sRawMatrix);
             } else if (matrixSize != -1) {
                 FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, "RNSVG: Transform matrices must be of size 6");