diff --git a/tests/YGStyleTest.cpp b/tests/YGStyleTest.cpp
index 5651dc31..ec2fb33f 100644
--- a/tests/YGStyleTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/YGStyleTest.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@
 TEST(YogaTest, copy_style_same) {
   const YGNodeRef node0 = YGNodeNew();
   const YGNodeRef node1 = YGNodeNew();
-  ASSERT_FALSE(YGNodeIsDirty(node0));
 
   YGNodeCopyStyle(node0, node1);
-  ASSERT_FALSE(YGNodeIsDirty(node0));
 
   YGNodeFree(node0);
   YGNodeFree(node1);
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ TEST(YogaTest, copy_style_same) {
 
 TEST(YogaTest, copy_style_modified) {
   const YGNodeRef node0 = YGNodeNew();
-  ASSERT_FALSE(YGNodeIsDirty(node0));
   ASSERT_EQ(YGFlexDirectionColumn, YGNodeStyleGetFlexDirection(node0));
   ASSERT_FALSE(YGNodeStyleGetMaxHeight(node0).unit != YGUnitUndefined);
 
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@ TEST(YogaTest, copy_style_modified) {
   YGNodeStyleSetMaxHeight(node1, 10);
 
   YGNodeCopyStyle(node0, node1);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(YGNodeIsDirty(node0));
   ASSERT_EQ(YGFlexDirectionRow, YGNodeStyleGetFlexDirection(node0));
   ASSERT_FLOAT_EQ(10, YGNodeStyleGetMaxHeight(node0).value);
 
@@ -44,14 +40,12 @@ TEST(YogaTest, copy_style_modified_same) {
   YGNodeStyleSetFlexDirection(node0, YGFlexDirectionRow);
   YGNodeStyleSetMaxHeight(node0, 10);
   YGNodeCalculateLayout(node0, YGUndefined, YGUndefined, YGDirectionLTR);
-  ASSERT_FALSE(YGNodeIsDirty(node0));
 
   const YGNodeRef node1 = YGNodeNew();
   YGNodeStyleSetFlexDirection(node1, YGFlexDirectionRow);
   YGNodeStyleSetMaxHeight(node1, 10);
 
   YGNodeCopyStyle(node0, node1);
-  ASSERT_FALSE(YGNodeIsDirty(node0));
 
   YGNodeFree(node0);
   YGNodeFree(node1);
diff --git a/yoga/node/Node.h b/yoga/node/Node.h
index ec28f2db..8f5ee591 100644
--- a/yoga/node/Node.h
+++ b/yoga/node/Node.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class YG_EXPORT Node : public ::YGNode {
 
   bool hasNewLayout_ : 1 = true;
   bool isReferenceBaseline_ : 1 = false;
-  bool isDirty_ : 1 = false;
+  bool isDirty_ : 1 = true;
   bool alwaysFormsContainingBlock_ : 1 = false;
   NodeType nodeType_ : bitCount<NodeType>() = NodeType::Default;
   void* context_ = nullptr;