diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/components/View/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/components/View/index.js
index 09d7e10d..decc0ebe 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/components/View/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/components/View/index.js
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class View extends Component<ViewProps> {
     if (hitSlop) {
       const hitSlopStyle = calculateHitSlopStyle(hitSlop);
       const hitSlopChild = createElement('span', { style: [styles.hitSlop, hitSlopStyle] });
-      otherProps.children = React.Children.toArray(otherProps.children);
-      otherProps.children.unshift(hitSlopChild);
+      otherProps.children = React.Children.toArray([ hitSlopChild, otherProps.children ]);
     }
 
     return createElement('div', otherProps);