diff --git a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
index f9bf4ccf3b..ad9ff3e066 100644
--- a/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
+++ b/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ @implementation RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView {
   RNGestureHandlerButton *_buttonView;
 }
 
+// Needed because of this: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/37274
++ (void)load
+{
+  [super load];
+}
+
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
 {
   if (self = [super initWithFrame:frame]) {