diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTGIFImageDecoder.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTGIFImageDecoder.m
index 322d137cda733c..b8998b3fbb25c7 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTGIFImageDecoder.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTGIFImageDecoder.m
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ - (RCTImageLoaderCancellationBlock)decodeImageData:(NSData *)imageData
     // Create animation
     CAKeyframeAnimation *animation = [CAKeyframeAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"contents"];
     animation.calculationMode = kCAAnimationDiscrete;
-    animation.repeatCount = loopCount == 0 ? HUGE_VALF : loopCount;
+    animation.repeatCount = loopCount;
     animation.keyTimes = keyTimes;
     animation.values = images;
     animation.duration = duration;