diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java
index 797115b160d9b4..28d9fa544d4cee 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkingModule.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public static void setCustomClientBuilder(
    *     https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/37798#pullrequestreview-1518338914
    */
   @Deprecated
-  public interface CustomClientBuilder
+  public static interface CustomClientBuilder
       extends com.facebook.react.modules.network.CustomClientBuilder {}
 
   private static void applyCustomBuilder(OkHttpClient.Builder builder) {