diff --git a/src/EventEmitter.js b/src/EventEmitter.js
index d45ec6be1..68d8279c9 100644
--- a/src/EventEmitter.js
+++ b/src/EventEmitter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
  */
 
 if (process.env.PARSE_BUILD === 'react-native') {
-  const EventEmitter = require('../../../react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/_EventEmitter');
+  let EventEmitter = require('../../../react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter');
+  if (EventEmitter.default) {
+    EventEmitter = EventEmitter.default;
+  }
   EventEmitter.prototype.on = EventEmitter.prototype.addListener;
   module.exports = EventEmitter;
 } else {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/react-native-test.js b/src/__tests__/react-native-test.js
index 802bc92e7..c8d26917f 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/react-native-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/react-native-test.js
@@ -10,18 +10,21 @@ jest.dontMock('../ParseObject');
 jest.dontMock('../Storage');
 
 jest.mock(
-  '../../../../react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/_EventEmitter',
+  '../../../../react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter',
   () => {
     return {
-      prototype: {
-        addListener: new (require('events').EventEmitter)(),
+      default: {
+        prototype: {
+          addListener: new (require('events').EventEmitter)(),
+        },
       },
     };
   },
   { virtual: true }
 );
 
-const mockEmitter = require('../../../../react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/_EventEmitter');
+const mockEmitter = require('../../../../react-native/Libraries/vendor/emitter/EventEmitter')
+  .default;
 const CoreManager = require('../CoreManager');
 
 describe('React Native', () => {