diff --git a/.changeset/witty-papayas-notice.md b/.changeset/witty-papayas-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c05565b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/witty-papayas-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"nativewind": patch
+---
+
+fix useTailwind() childClassNames error
diff --git a/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts b/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts
index 60a65a4..8c61cfa 100644
--- a/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts
+++ b/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export function useTailwind<T>({
 
     if (styles) {
       stylesArray.push(...styles);
+      stylesArray.childClassNames = styles.childClassNames;
     }
 
     if (additionalStyles) {
@@ -81,8 +82,6 @@ export function useTailwind<T>({
       stylesArray.push(inlineStyles);
     }
 
-    stylesArray.childClassNames = styles.childClassNames;
-
     if (flatten) {
       const flatStyles: StylesArray = [StyleSheet.flatten(stylesArray)];
       flatStyles.mask = styles.mask;