diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java
index e9544926c57145..3557878023008c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollView.java
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
   protected void onScrollChanged(int x, int y, int oldX, int oldY) {
     super.onScrollChanged(x, y, oldX, oldY);
 
+    mActivelyScrolling = true;
+    
     if (mOnScrollDispatchHelper.onScrollChanged(x, y)) {
       if (mRemoveClippedSubviews) {
         updateClippingRect();
       }
 
-      mActivelyScrolling = true;
-
       ReactScrollViewHelper.emitScrollEvent(
         this,
         mOnScrollDispatchHelper.getXFlingVelocity(),