diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Tree.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Tree.js
index 23d1364912538..af2ad094b475d 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Tree.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/devtools/views/Components/Tree.js
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@ function InnerElementType({children, style, ...rest}) {
     }
   });
 
+  // a temporary workaround for https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/24626
+  // removing `pointerEvents` to ensure this is always clickable
+  // TODO: find a better way to fix this (maybe on react-window side)
+  const {pointerEvents, ...cleanStyle} = style;
+
   // This style override enables the background color to fill the full visible width,
   // when combined with the CSS tweaks in Element.
   // A lot of options were considered; this seemed the one that requires the least code.
@@ -567,7 +572,7 @@ function InnerElementType({children, style, ...rest}) {
     <div
       className={styles.InnerElementType}
       ref={divRef}
-      style={style}
+      style={cleanStyle}
       {...rest}>
       <SelectedTreeHighlight />
       {children}