diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/conversions.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/conversions.h
index 753e2ac762..c8d9b9a035 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/conversions.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/conversions.h
@@ -302,9 +302,7 @@ inline void fromRawValue(const RawValue &value, YGDisplay &result) {
   LOG(FATAL) << "Could not parse YGDisplay:" << stringValue;
 }
 
-inline void fromRawValue(
-    const RawValue &value,
-    decltype(YGStyle{}.margin()[0]) /* type is subject to change */ &result) {
+inline void fromRawValue(const RawValue &value, YGStyle::ValueRepr &result) {
   if (value.hasType<Float>()) {
     result = yogaStyleValueFromFloat((Float)value);
     return;
diff --git a/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/YGStyle.h b/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/YGStyle.h
index dd94683224..953c6ae8f5 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/YGStyle.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/yoga/yoga/YGStyle.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
-#include <initializer_list>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include "CompactValue.h"
 #include "YGEnums.h"
 #include "YGFloatOptional.h"
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ private:
   BITFIELD_ACCESSORS(flexWrap);
   BITFIELD_ACCESSORS(overflow);
   BITFIELD_ACCESSORS(display);
+
+public:
+  // for library users needing a type
+  using ValueRepr = std::remove_reference<decltype(margin_[0])>::type;
 };
 
 bool operator==(const YGStyle& lhs, const YGStyle& rhs);