diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt
index d2a78f06e9..ec1fb32227 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerRootView.kt
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ class RNGestureHandlerRootView(context: Context?) : ReactViewGroup(context) {
     super.dispatchTouchEvent(event)
   }
 
-  override fun dispatchGenericMotionEvent(event: MotionEvent) =
-    if (rootViewEnabled && rootHelper!!.dispatchTouchEvent(event)) {
+  override fun dispatchGenericMotionEvent(ev: MotionEvent) =
+    if (rootViewEnabled && rootHelper!!.dispatchTouchEvent(ev)) {
       true
     } else {
-      super.dispatchGenericMotionEvent(event)
+      super.dispatchGenericMotionEvent(ev)
     }
 
   override fun requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(disallowIntercept: Boolean) {