diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/bottom-navigation/bottom-navigation.android.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/bottom-navigation/bottom-navigation.android.ts
index 76b47e632..26e4a4989 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/bottom-navigation/bottom-navigation.android.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/bottom-navigation/bottom-navigation.android.ts
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ export class BottomNavigation extends TabNavigationBase {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
             this._bottomNavigationBar.setBackgroundColor(value.android);
         } else {
-            this._bottomNavigationBar.setBackground(tryCloneDrawable(value, this.nativeViewProtected.getResources));
+            this._bottomNavigationBar.setBackground(tryCloneDrawable(value, this.nativeViewProtected.getResources()));
         }
 
         this.updateTabStripItems();
diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index 600046f90..073afae6b 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
             this._tabLayout.setBackgroundColor(value.android);
         } else {
-            this._tabLayout.setBackground(tryCloneDrawable(value, this.nativeViewProtected.getResources));
+            this._tabLayout.setBackground(tryCloneDrawable(value, this.nativeViewProtected.getResources()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/nativescript-core/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts b/nativescript-core/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts
index cf9691a08..8fc36ef26 100644
--- a/nativescript-core/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts
+++ b/nativescript-core/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ export class Tabs extends TabsBase {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
             this._tabsBar.setBackgroundColor(value.android);
         } else {
-            this._tabsBar.setBackground(tryCloneDrawable(value, this.nativeViewProtected.getResources));
+            this._tabsBar.setBackground(tryCloneDrawable(value, this.nativeViewProtected.getResources()));
         }
 
         this.updateTabStripItems();