diff --git a/package/cpp/rnskia/dom/props/FontProp.h b/package/cpp/rnskia/dom/props/FontProp.h
index af1f158f1c..99ea73b82b 100644
--- a/package/cpp/rnskia/dom/props/FontProp.h
+++ b/package/cpp/rnskia/dom/props/FontProp.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class FontProp : public DerivedProp<SkFont> {
   }
 
   void updateDerivedValue() override {
-    if (_fontProp->value().getType() != PropType::HostObject) {
+    if (!_fontProp->isSet() ||
+        _fontProp->value().getType() != PropType::HostObject) {
       throw std::runtime_error("Expected SkFont object for the Font property.");
     }