diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
index f23ca7544..9be79f0e7 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function initializeClickableSpan(): void {
         onClick(view: android.view.View): void {
             const owner = this.owner.get();
             if (owner) {
-                owner.notify({ eventName: Span.linkClickEvent, object: owner });
+                owner._emit(Span.linkClickEvent);
             }
             view.clearFocus();
             view.invalidate();