diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/BaseJavaModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/BaseJavaModule.java
index 2ea0cb4d1fc5b3..773a0e2b7ed9c6 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/BaseJavaModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/BaseJavaModule.java
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public class JavaMethod implements NativeMethod {
 
     public JavaMethod(Method method) {
       mMethod = method;
+      mMethod.setAccessible(true);
       Class[] parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
       mArgumentExtractors = buildArgumentExtractors(parameterTypes);
       mSignature = buildSignature(parameterTypes);
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ public class SyncJavaHook implements SyncNativeHook {
 
     public SyncJavaHook(Method method) {
       mMethod = method;
+      mMethod.setAccessible(true);
       mSignature = buildSignature(method);
     }