diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm
index 3869e58589b..127d93f8cb8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)initWithFrame : (CGRect)frame)
         _maxLength.integerValue - (NSInteger)backedTextInputView.attributedText.string.length + (NSInteger)range.length,
         0);
 
-    if (text.length > _maxLength.integerValue) {
+    if (text.length > allowedLength) {
       // If we typed/pasted more than one character, limit the text inputted.
       if (text.length > 1) {
         if (allowedLength > 0) {