diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
index 00286da8e199..6256350abd8b 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCFontAtlas.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ FontAtlas::FontAtlas(Font &theFont)
             _letterPadding += 2 * FontFreeType::DistanceMapSpread;    
         }
 
+        auto outlineSize = _fontFreeType->getOutlineSize();
+        if (outlineSize > 0)
+        {
+            _lineHeight += 2 * outlineSize;
+        }
+
 #if CC_ENABLE_CACHE_TEXTURE_DATA
         auto eventDispatcher = Director::getInstance()->getEventDispatcher();
 
@@ -96,7 +102,6 @@ void FontAtlas::reinit()
     auto outlineSize = _fontFreeType->getOutlineSize();
     if(outlineSize > 0)
     {
-        _lineHeight += 2 * outlineSize;
         _currentPageDataSize *= 2;
     }