diff --git a/app/components/autocomplete/channel_mention_item/channel_mention_item.js b/app/components/autocomplete/channel_mention_item/channel_mention_item.js
index d62ae7fa7..b78b7df54 100644
--- a/app/components/autocomplete/channel_mention_item/channel_mention_item.js
+++ b/app/components/autocomplete/channel_mention_item/channel_mention_item.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const ChannelMentionItem = (props) => {
         component = (
             <TouchableWithFeedback
                 key={channelId}
-                onPress={this.completeMention}
+                onPress={completeMention}
                 style={margins}
                 underlayColor={changeOpacity(theme.buttonBg, 0.08)}
                 type={'native'}