diff --git a/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/react.test.js b/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/react.test.js
index f97190febb8d..f25d7b30187d 100644
--- a/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/react.test.js
+++ b/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/react.test.js
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ test('supports forwardRef with a child', () => {
   }
 
   expect(
+    // $FlowFixMe - https://github.com/facebook/flow/issues/6103
     formatElement(React.createElement(React.forwardRef(Cat), null, 'mouse')),
   ).toEqual('<ForwardRef(Cat)>\n  mouse\n</ForwardRef(Cat)>');
 });
diff --git a/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js b/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js
index 1d0a11bd5ba7..78b73be8ae2e 100644
--- a/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js
+++ b/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js
@@ -36,17 +36,16 @@ const getChildren = (arg, children = []) => {
 };
 
 const getType = element => {
-  if (typeof element.type === 'string') {
-    return element.type;
+  const type = element.type;
+  if (typeof type === 'string') {
+    return type;
   }
-  if (typeof element.type === 'function') {
-    return element.type.displayName || element.type.name || 'Unknown';
+  if (typeof type === 'function') {
+    return type.displayName || type.name || 'Unknown';
   }
-  if (element.type === fragmentSymbol) {
+  if (type === fragmentSymbol) {
     return 'React.Fragment';
   }
-
-  const type = element.type;
   if (typeof type === 'object' && type !== null) {
     if (type.$$typeof === providerSymbol) {
       return 'Context.Provider';