diff --git a/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.kt b/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.kt
index 8b65716..27c97bf 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.kt
+++ b/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/JavaTimerManager.kt
@@ -313,8 +313,9 @@ public open class JavaTimerManager(
       // We also capture the idleCallbackRunnable to tentatively fix:
       // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/44842
       currentIdleCallbackRunnable?.cancel()
-      currentIdleCallbackRunnable = IdleCallbackRunnable(frameTimeNanos)
-      reactApplicationContext.runOnJSQueueThread(currentIdleCallbackRunnable)
+      val idleCallbackRunnable = IdleCallbackRunnable(frameTimeNanos)
+      currentIdleCallbackRunnable = idleCallbackRunnable
+      reactApplicationContext.runOnJSQueueThread(idleCallbackRunnable)
       reactChoreographer.postFrameCallback(ReactChoreographer.CallbackType.IDLE_EVENT, this)
     }
   }