diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
index b6220fe53..5ebcf8c0e 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
@@ -38,21 +38,23 @@ bool LayoutableShadowNode::LayoutableShadowNode::isLayoutOnly() const {
 
 LayoutMetrics LayoutableShadowNode::getRelativeLayoutMetrics(
     const LayoutableShadowNode &ancestorLayoutableShadowNode) const {
-  std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<const ShadowNode>> ancestors;
-
   auto &ancestorShadowNode =
       dynamic_cast<const ShadowNode &>(ancestorLayoutableShadowNode);
   auto &shadowNode = dynamic_cast<const ShadowNode &>(*this);
 
-  if (!shadowNode.constructAncestorPath(ancestorShadowNode, ancestors)) {
+  auto ancestors = shadowNode.getAncestors(ancestorShadowNode);
+
+  if (ancestors.size() == 0) {
     return EmptyLayoutMetrics;
   }
 
   auto layoutMetrics = getLayoutMetrics();
 
-  for (const auto &currentShadowNode : ancestors) {
+  for (auto it = ancestors.rbegin(); it != ancestors.rend(); ++it) {
+    auto &currentShadowNode = it->first.get();
+
     auto layoutableCurrentShadowNode =
-        dynamic_cast<const LayoutableShadowNode *>(&currentShadowNode.get());
+        dynamic_cast<const LayoutableShadowNode *>(&currentShadowNode);
 
     if (!layoutableCurrentShadowNode) {
       return EmptyLayoutMetrics;