diff --git a/React/Views/RCTFont.mm b/React/Views/RCTFont.mm
index 75988e8243e200..679f2cea43ebe2 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTFont.mm
+++ b/React/Views/RCTFont.mm
@@ -355,16 +355,18 @@ + (UIFont *)updateFont:(UIFont *)font
     }
   }
 
-  // Get the closest font that matches the given weight for the fontFamily
-  CGFloat closestWeight = INFINITY;
   NSArray<NSString *> *names = fontNamesForFamilyName(familyName);
-  for (NSString *name in names) {
-    UIFont *match = [UIFont fontWithName:name size:fontSize];
-    if (isItalic == isItalicFont(match) && isCondensed == isCondensedFont(match)) {
-      CGFloat testWeight = weightOfFont(match);
-      if (ABS(testWeight - fontWeight) < ABS(closestWeight - fontWeight)) {
-        font = match;
-        closestWeight = testWeight;
+  if (!didFindFont) {
+    // Get the closest font that matches the given weight for the fontFamily
+    CGFloat closestWeight = INFINITY;
+    for (NSString *name in names) {
+      UIFont *match = [UIFont fontWithName:name size:fontSize];
+      if (isItalic == isItalicFont(match) && isCondensed == isCondensedFont(match)) {
+        CGFloat testWeight = weightOfFont(match);
+        if (ABS(testWeight - fontWeight) < ABS(closestWeight - fontWeight)) {
+          font = match;
+          closestWeight = testWeight;
+        }
       }
     }
   }