diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
index 95bc9a10bd..4917f8487a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
 
   private fun shouldBeCancelledByActiveHandler(handler: GestureHandler) = gestureHandlers.any {
     handler.hasCommonPointers(it) &&
-      it.state == GestureHandler.STATE_ACTIVE &&
+      it.isActive &&
       !canRunSimultaneously(handler, it) &&
       handler.isDescendantOf(it)
   }