diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASTextNodeWordKernerTests.mm b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASTextNodeWordKernerTests.mm
index 994191ed5a..dc683fd677 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASTextNodeWordKernerTests.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASTextNodeWordKernerTests.mm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 @interface ASTextNodeWordKernerTests : XCTestCase
 
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite, strong) ASTextNodeWordKerner *layoutManagerDelegate;
-@property (nonatomic, readwrite, assign) ASTextKitComponents *components;
+@property (nonatomic, readwrite, strong) ASTextKitComponents *components;
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite, copy) NSAttributedString *attributedString;
 
 @end