diff --git a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
index fe9a9456b..a46379ae8 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
@@ -670,11 +670,6 @@ static BOOL RCTFontIsCondensed(UIFont *font)
     isCondensed = RCTFontIsCondensed(font);
   }
 
-  // Get font weight
-  if (weight) {
-    fontWeight = [self RCTFontWeight:weight];
-  }
-
   // Get font style
   if (style) {
     isItalic = [self RCTFontStyle:style];
@@ -700,6 +695,11 @@ static BOOL RCTFontIsCondensed(UIFont *font)
     }
   }
 
+  // Get font weight
+  if (weight) {
+    fontWeight = [self RCTFontWeight:weight];
+  }
+
   // Get closest match
   UIFont *bestMatch = font;
   CGFloat closestWeight = font ? RCTWeightOfFont(font) : INFINITY;