diff --git a/Libraries/Components/View/View.js b/Libraries/Components/View/View.js
index 76ec6975c7c150..bc2145e52982e2 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/View/View.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/View/View.js
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ const View: React.AbstractComponent<
       treeitem: undefined,
     };
 
-    const flattendStyle = flattenStyle(style);
-    const newPointerEvents = pointerEvents || flattendStyle?.pointerEvents;
+    const flattenedStyle = flattenStyle(style);
+    const newPointerEvents = flattenedStyle?.pointerEvents || pointerEvents;
 
     return (
       <TextAncestor.Provider value={false}>