diff --git a/CHANGELOG.develop b/CHANGELOG.develop
index a022dcc9b..4ce2686b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.develop
+++ b/CHANGELOG.develop
@@ -1893,6 +1893,7 @@ Other:
 - Added variable =rcirc-enable-late-fix= (thanks to Miciah Masters)
 **** React
 - Improvements:
+  - Made % work on jsx tags (thanks to Thanh Vuong)
   - Use rjsx-mode for react framework (thanks to Ting Zhou)
   - Prompt user to install the =react= layer if a =.jsx= file is opened
     (thanks to Jon Hermansen)
diff --git a/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el b/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el
index 4b4a83b74..f85635493 100644
--- a/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+frameworks/react/packages.el
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@
   (add-hook 'rjsx-mode-hook 'spacemacs/react-emmet-mode))
 
 (defun react/post-init-evil-matchit ()
-  (with-eval-after-load 'evil-matchit
-    (plist-put evilmi-plugins 'rjsx-mode
-               '((evilmi-simple-get-tag evilmi-simple-jump)
-                 (evilmi-javascript-get-tag evilmi-javascript-jump)
-                 (evilmi-html-get-tag evilmi-html-jump)))))
+  (add-hook 'rjsx-mode-hook 'turn-on-evil-matchit-mode))
 
 (defun react/post-init-flycheck ()
   (with-eval-after-load 'flycheck
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@
     (spacemacs/declare-prefix-for-mode 'rjsx-mode "mh" "documentation")
     (spacemacs/declare-prefix-for-mode 'rjsx-mode "mg" "goto")
 
-    (spacemacs/set-leader-keys-for-major-mode 'rjsx-mode "rrt" 'rjsx-rename-tag-at-point)
+    (spacemacs/set-leader-keys-for-major-mode 'rjsx-mode "rt" 'rjsx-rename-tag-at-point)
 
     (with-eval-after-load 'rjsx-mode
       (define-key rjsx-mode-map (kbd "C-d") nil))))