diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventQueue.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventQueue.cpp
index defac2e416e..a83c805287c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventQueue.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/core/EventQueue.cpp
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ void EventQueue::enqueueEvent(RawEvent&& rawEvent) const {
       auto repeatedEvent = eventQueue_.rend();
 
       for (auto it = eventQueue_.rbegin(); it != eventQueue_.rend(); ++it) {
-        if (it->type == rawEvent.type &&
-            it->eventTarget == rawEvent.eventTarget && it->isUnique) {
-          repeatedEvent = it;
-          break;
-        } else if (it->eventTarget == rawEvent.eventTarget) {
+        if (it->eventTarget == rawEvent.eventTarget) {
           // It is necessary to maintain order of different event types
           // for the same target. If the same target has event types A1, B1
           // in the event queue and event A2 occurs. A1 has to stay in the
           // queue.
+          if (it->isUnique && it->type == rawEvent.type) {
+            repeatedEvent = it;
+          }
+
           break;
         }
       }