diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m
index 15b6851ed96310..ceefb2e49df1ce 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ - (NSParagraphStyle *)effectiveParagraphStyle
   }
 
   // Shadow
-  if (!CGSizeEqualToSize(_textShadowOffset, CGSizeZero)) {
+  if (!isnan(_textShadowRadius)) {
     NSShadow *shadow = [NSShadow new];
     shadow.shadowOffset = _textShadowOffset;
     shadow.shadowBlurRadius = _textShadowRadius;