diff --git a/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx b/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx
index 6b8141d8..7dfa768d 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ const hasScrollViewContext: boolean =
 export class ModalView extends
   React.PureComponent<ModalViewProps, ModalViewState>  {
 
+  private nativeRefModalView!: React.Component;
+
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);