diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/TabNavigator.js b/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/TabNavigator.js
index b9344b74..22679a8d 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/TabNavigator.js
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/navigators/TabNavigator.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const TabNavigator = (
     router,
     routeConfigs,
     config,
-    NavigatorTypes.STACK
+    NavigatorTypes.TABS
   )((props: *) => (
     <TabView
       {...props}