diff --git a/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm b/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm
index 82761471c3..75860514b5 100644
--- a/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ static const char *ASDisplayNodeDrawingPriorityKey = "ASDrawingPriority";
   }
 
   ASDisplayNodeAssert(_flags.layerBacked, @"We shouldn't get called back here unless we are layer-backed.");
-  return nil;
+  return (id)kCFNull;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Error Handling