diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPausedInDebuggerOverlayController.mm b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPausedInDebuggerOverlayController.mm
index 8be2bce952a330..32697c942eea9a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPausedInDebuggerOverlayController.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPausedInDebuggerOverlayController.mm
@@ -54,13 +54,11 @@ - (void)viewDidLoad
   ]];
 
   UIButton *resumeButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
-  [resumeButton setImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"forward.frame.fill"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+  UIImage *image = [UIImage systemImageNamed:@"forward.frame.fill"];
+  [resumeButton setImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+  [resumeButton setImage:image forState:UIControlStateDisabled];
   resumeButton.tintColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:0.37 green:0.37 blue:0.37 alpha:1];
 
-  resumeButton.configurationUpdateHandler = ^(UIButton *button) {
-    button.imageView.tintAdjustmentMode = UIViewTintAdjustmentModeNormal;
-  };
-
   resumeButton.enabled = NO;
   [NSLayoutConstraint activateConstraints:@[
     [resumeButton.widthAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:48],