diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
index c4d42eb13f0d6a..39e53d255fa3df 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ public boolean onKeyUp(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
   @Override
   public void setLineHeight(int lineHeight) {
     mTextAttributes.setLineHeight(lineHeight);
-    super.setLineHeight(lineHeight);
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+      super.setLineHeight(lineHeight);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override