diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
index a1a1be7bfc165..98df81c81391d 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ function commitWork(current: Fiber | null, finishedWork: Fiber): void {
         if (enableFlareAPI) {
           const prevListeners = oldProps.DEPRECATED_flareListeners;
           const nextListeners = newProps.DEPRECATED_flareListeners;
-          if (prevListeners !== nextListeners) {
+          if (prevListeners !== nextListeners || current === null) {
             updateLegacyEventListeners(nextListeners, finishedWork, null);
           }
         }
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ function commitWork(current: Fiber | null, finishedWork: Fiber): void {
           const oldProps = current !== null ? current.memoizedProps : newProps;
           const prevListeners = oldProps.DEPRECATED_flareListeners;
           const nextListeners = newProps.DEPRECATED_flareListeners;
-          if (prevListeners !== nextListeners) {
+          if (prevListeners !== nextListeners || current === null) {
             updateLegacyEventListeners(nextListeners, finishedWork, null);
           }
         }
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js
index a610391b5f9e9..0b12f3cc7f15e 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ import {
 import {createFundamentalStateInstance} from './ReactFiberFundamental';
 import {Never} from './ReactFiberExpirationTime';
 import {resetChildFibers} from './ReactChildFiber';
-import {updateLegacyEventListeners} from './ReactFiberEvents';
 import {createScopeMethods} from './ReactFiberScope';
 
 function markUpdate(workInProgress: Fiber) {
@@ -730,11 +729,7 @@ function completeWork(
           if (enableFlareAPI) {
             const listeners = newProps.DEPRECATED_flareListeners;
             if (listeners != null) {
-              updateLegacyEventListeners(
-                listeners,
-                workInProgress,
-                rootContainerInstance,
-              );
+              markUpdate(workInProgress);
             }
           }
         } else {
@@ -754,11 +749,7 @@ function completeWork(
           if (enableFlareAPI) {
             const listeners = newProps.DEPRECATED_flareListeners;
             if (listeners != null) {
-              updateLegacyEventListeners(
-                listeners,
-                workInProgress,
-                rootContainerInstance,
-              );
+              markUpdate(workInProgress);
             }
           }
 
@@ -1264,12 +1255,7 @@ function completeWork(
           if (enableFlareAPI) {
             const listeners = newProps.DEPRECATED_flareListeners;
             if (listeners != null) {
-              const rootContainerInstance = getRootHostContainer();
-              updateLegacyEventListeners(
-                listeners,
-                workInProgress,
-                rootContainerInstance,
-              );
+              markUpdate(workInProgress);
             }
           }
           if (workInProgress.ref !== null) {