diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTShadowText.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTShadowText.m
index 4c631f1b8..d6d6298ae 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTShadowText.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTShadowText.m
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static css_dim_t RCTMeasure(void *context, float width)
     NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = [NSMutableParagraphStyle new];
     paragraphStyle.alignment = _textAlign;
     paragraphStyle.baseWritingDirection = _writingDirection;
-    CGFloat lineHeight = round(_lineHeight * self.fontSizeMultiplier);
+    CGFloat lineHeight = round(_lineHeight * (_allowFontScaling && self.fontSizeMultiplier > 0.0 ? self.fontSizeMultiplier : 1.0));
     paragraphStyle.minimumLineHeight = lineHeight;
     paragraphStyle.maximumLineHeight = lineHeight;
     [attributedString addAttribute:NSParagraphStyleAttributeName