diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt b/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt
index 5c868b449d9087..a2f5caca408e10 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.kt
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
 
   override val reactNativeHost: ReactNativeHost =
       object : DefaultReactNativeHost(this) {
-        override fun getPackages(): List<ReactPackage> {
-          // Packages that cannot be autolinked yet can be added manually here, for example:
-          // packages.add(new MyReactNativePackage());
-          return PackageList(this).packages
-        }
+        override fun getPackages(): List<ReactPackage> =
+            PackageList(this).packages.apply {
+              // Packages that cannot be autolinked yet can be added manually here, for example:
+              // add(MyReactNativePackage())
+            }
 
         override fun getJSMainModuleName(): String = "index"