diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp
index fdbc1310501..df38fa0a9b2 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/view/yoga/YogaLayoutableShadowNode.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ void YogaLayoutableShadowNode::layout(LayoutContext layoutContext) {
 
 void YogaLayoutableShadowNode::layoutChildren(LayoutContext layoutContext) {
   for (const auto &childYogaNode : yogaNode_.getChildren()) {
+    if (!childYogaNode->getHasNewLayout()) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
     auto childNode =
         static_cast<YogaLayoutableShadowNode *>(childYogaNode->getContext());
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
index 13296abc4b8..b6220fe5389 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/core/layout/LayoutableShadowNode.cpp
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ LayoutMetrics LayoutableShadowNode::getLayoutMetrics() const {
 }
 
 bool LayoutableShadowNode::setLayoutMetrics(LayoutMetrics layoutMetrics) {
+  ensureUnsealed();
+
   if (layoutMetrics_ == layoutMetrics) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  ensureUnsealed();
-
   layoutMetrics_ = layoutMetrics;
   return true;
 }