diff --git a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp
index cba3969fe3149f..75fa7f4c73a6a2 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/ViewShadowNode.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,12 @@ void ViewShadowNode::initialize() noexcept {
       viewProps.importantForAccessibility != ImportantForAccessibility::Auto ||
       viewProps.removeClippedSubviews;
 
-  bool formsView = isColorMeaningful(viewProps.backgroundColor) ||
+  bool formsView = formsStackingContext ||
+      isColorMeaningful(viewProps.backgroundColor) ||
       isColorMeaningful(viewProps.foregroundColor) ||
       !(viewProps.yogaStyle.border() == YGStyle::Edges{}) ||
       !viewProps.testId.empty();
 
-  formsView = formsView || formsStackingContext;
-
   if (formsView) {
     traits_.set(ShadowNodeTraits::Trait::FormsView);
   } else {