diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
index 78a05c5e48d..d1783a39f01 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@ public class ReactEditText extends AppCompatEditText {
   @Override
   public void setInputType(int type) {
     Typeface tf = super.getTypeface();
-    // Input type password defaults to monospace font, so we need to re-apply the font
-    super.setTypeface(tf);
 
     int inputType = type;
 
@@ -401,6 +399,8 @@ public class ReactEditText extends AppCompatEditText {
 
     super.setInputType(inputType);
     mStagedInputType = inputType;
+    // Input type password defaults to monospace font, so we need to re-apply the font
+    super.setTypeface(tf);
 
     /**
      * If set forces multiline on input, because of a restriction on Android source that enables