diff --git a/React/Views/RCTBorderDrawing.m b/React/Views/RCTBorderDrawing.m
index 2a8d105471aa2a..a92db47791018d 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTBorderDrawing.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTBorderDrawing.m
@@ -224,13 +224,15 @@ static CGContextRef RCTUIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSize size, CGColorRef backg
     borderInsets.right + MAX(cornerInsets.bottomRight.width, cornerInsets.topRight.width)
   };
 
-  // Asymmetrical edgeInsets cause strange artifacting on iOS 10 and earlier.
-  edgeInsets = (UIEdgeInsets){
-    MAX(edgeInsets.top, edgeInsets.bottom),
-    MAX(edgeInsets.left, edgeInsets.right),
-    MAX(edgeInsets.top, edgeInsets.bottom),
-    MAX(edgeInsets.left, edgeInsets.right),
-  };
+  if (hasCornerRadii) {
+    // Asymmetrical edgeInsets cause strange artifacting on iOS 10 and earlier.
+    edgeInsets = (UIEdgeInsets){
+      MAX(edgeInsets.top, edgeInsets.bottom),
+      MAX(edgeInsets.left, edgeInsets.right),
+      MAX(edgeInsets.top, edgeInsets.bottom),
+      MAX(edgeInsets.left, edgeInsets.right),
+    };
+  }
 
   const CGSize size = makeStretchable ? (CGSize){
     // 1pt for the middle stretchable area along each axis