diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.cpp
index ad58e71773a2f8..1e132d6e5cd0ea 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ StateTarget::operator bool() const {
 
 const ShadowNode &StateTarget::getShadowNode() const {
   assert(shadowNode_ && "Stored pointer to a ShadowNode must not be null.");
-  return *std::static_pointer_cast<const ShadowNode>(shadowNode_);
+  return *shadowNode_;
 }
 
 } // namespace react
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.h
index de847e8ae64de5..31a0f53eb15b45 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/state/StateTarget.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class StateTarget {
   const ShadowNode &getShadowNode() const;
 
  private:
-  std::shared_ptr<const void> shadowNode_;
+  std::shared_ptr<ShadowNode const> shadowNode_;
 };
 
 } // namespace react