diff --git a/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java b/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java
index 2ea0c5e..e8877e0 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/org/reactnative/maskedview/RNCMaskedView.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
 
     // draw the mask
     if (mBitmapMask != null) {
+      setLayerType(LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, mPaint);
       mPaint.setXfermode(mPorterDuffXferMode);
       canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmapMask, 0, 0, mPaint);
       mPaint.setXfermode(null);