diff --git a/packages/layout/src/steps/resolveYoga.js b/packages/layout/src/steps/resolveYoga.js
index e0c648af3..245fd81a0 100644
--- a/packages/layout/src/steps/resolveYoga.js
+++ b/packages/layout/src/steps/resolveYoga.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { loadYoga } from '../yoga/index';
 
-const resolveYoga = (root) => {
-  const yoga = loadYoga();
+const resolveYoga = async (root) => {
+  const yoga = await loadYoga();
 
   return Object.assign({}, root, { yoga });
 };
diff --git a/packages/layout/src/yoga/index.js b/packages/layout/src/yoga/index.js
index 9c310dfd4..c00fd7a21 100644
--- a/packages/layout/src/yoga/index.js
+++ b/packages/layout/src/yoga/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
 
-import Yoga from 'yoga-layout';
+import { loadYoga as yogaLoadYoga } from 'yoga-layout/load';
 
-export const loadYoga = () => {
-  const config = Yoga.Config.create();
+export const loadYoga = async () => {
+  const instance = await yogaLoadYoga();
+  const config = instance.Config.create();
 
   config.setPointScaleFactor(0);
 
-  const node = { create: () => Yoga.Node.createWithConfig(config) };
+  const node = { create: () => instance.Node.createWithConfig(config) };
 
   return { node };
 };
diff --git a/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolvePagination.test.js b/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolvePagination.test.js
index bcb3bd202..f84ba7215 100644
--- a/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolvePagination.test.js
+++ b/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolvePagination.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const calcLayout = (node) => resolvePagination(resolveDimensions(node));
 
 describe('pagination step', () => {
   test('should stretch absolute block to full page size', async () => {
-    const yoga = loadYoga();
+    const yoga = await loadYoga();
 
     const root = {
       type: 'DOCUMENT',
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('pagination step', () => {
   });
 
   test('should force new height for split nodes', async () => {
-    const yoga = loadYoga();
+    const yoga = await loadYoga();
 
     const root = {
       type: 'DOCUMENT',
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('pagination step', () => {
   });
 
   test('should force new height for split nodes with fixed height', async () => {
-    const yoga = loadYoga();
+    const yoga = await loadYoga();
 
     const root = {
       type: 'DOCUMENT',
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('pagination step', () => {
   });
 
   test('should not wrap page with false wrap prop', async () => {
-    const yoga = loadYoga();
+    const yoga = await loadYoga();
 
     const root = {
       type: 'DOCUMENT',
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe('pagination step', () => {
   });
 
   test('should break on a container whose children can not fit on a page', async () => {
-    const yoga = loadYoga();
+    const yoga = await loadYoga();
 
     const root = {
       type: 'DOCUMENT',
diff --git a/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolveTextLayout.test.js b/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolveTextLayout.test.js
index c0fe97ee3..2cd567c7f 100644
--- a/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolveTextLayout.test.js
+++ b/packages/layout/tests/steps/resolveTextLayout.test.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { loadYoga } from '../../src/yoga';
 import resolveTextLayout from '../../src/steps/resolveTextLayout';
 import resolveDimensions from '../../src/steps/resolveDimensions';
 
-const getRoot = (text = 'hello world', styles = {}) => ({
+const getRoot = async (text = 'hello world', styles = {}) => ({
   type: 'DOCUMENT',
-  yoga: loadYoga(),
+  yoga: await loadYoga(),
   children: [
     {
       type: 'PAGE',
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ describe('text layout step', () => {
   const getText = (root) => root.children[0].children[0];
 
   test('should calculate lines for text while resolve dimensions', async () => {
-    const root = getRoot('text text text');
+    const root = await getRoot('text text text');
     const dimensions = resolveDimensions(root);
 
     expect(getText(dimensions).lines).toBeDefined();
   });
 
   test('should calculate lines for text width defined height', async () => {
-    const root = getRoot('text text text', { height: 50 });
+    const root = await getRoot('text text text', { height: 50 });
     const dimensions = resolveDimensions(root);
 
     expect(getText(dimensions).lines).not.toBeDefined();
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('text layout step', () => {
   });
 
   test('should calculate lines for empty text', async () => {
-    const root = getRoot('');
+    const root = await getRoot('');
     const dimensions = resolveDimensions(root);
 
     expect(getText(dimensions).lines).toBeDefined();