diff --git a/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java b/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java
index 289d287..9fcb94f 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class RNCMaskedView extends ReactViewGroup {
 
   public RNCMaskedView(Context context) {
     super(context);
-    setLayerType(LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null);
+    setLayerType(LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
 
     mPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
     mPorterDuffXferMode = new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_IN);