diff --git a/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m b/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
index a02ae490..63cc9312 100644
--- a/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
+++ b/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 - (void)setHitArea:(CGPathRef)path
 {
     CGPathRelease(_hitArea);
-    if ([self getSvgView].responsible) {
+    if (self.responsible) {
         // Add path to hitArea
         CGMutablePathRef hitArea = CGPathCreateMutableCopy(path);