diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Touchable/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Touchable/index.js
index 82a12258..e188f9bf 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Touchable/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Touchable/index.js
@@ -424,13 +424,6 @@ const TouchableMixin = {
    */
   touchableHandleResponderRelease: function(e: Event) {
     this._receiveSignal(Signals.RESPONDER_RELEASE, e);
-    // Browsers fire mouse events after touch events. This causes the
-    // 'onResponderRelease' handler to be called twice for Touchables.
-    // Auto-fix this issue by calling 'preventDefault' to cancel the mouse
-    // events.
-    if (e.cancelable && !e.isDefaultPrevented()) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-    }
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js
index f726eff6..37d325b0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ const adjustProps = domProps => {
     if (isEventHandler) {
       if (isButtonRole && isDisabled) {
         domProps[propName] = undefined;
+      } else if (propName === 'onResponderRelease') {
+        // Browsers fire mouse events after touch events. This causes the
+        // 'onResponderRelease' handler to be called twice for Touchables.
+        // Auto-fix this issue by calling 'preventDefault' to cancel the mouse
+        // events.
+        domProps[propName] = e => {
+          if (e.cancelable && !e.isDefaultPrevented()) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+          }
+          return prop(e);
+        };
       } else {
         // TODO: move this out of the render path
         domProps[propName] = e => {