diff --git a/src/ShallowWrapper.js b/src/ShallowWrapper.js
index a0010ccff..444b30873 100644
--- a/src/ShallowWrapper.js
+++ b/src/ShallowWrapper.js
@@ -351,15 +351,15 @@ export default class ShallowWrapper {
     const eventProp = propFromEvent(event);
     const e = Object.assign(new SyntheticEvent(undefined, undefined, { type: event }), mock);
     withSetStateAllowed(() => {
-      let current = this;
-
-      do {
+      for (let current = this; current.node !== undefined; current = current.parent()) {
         const handler = current.prop(eventProp);
         if (handler) {
           handler(e, ...args);
+          if (e.isPropagationStopped()) {
+            break;
+          }
         }
-        current = current.parent();
-      } while (!e.isPropagationStopped() && current.node !== undefined);
+      }
 
       this.root.update();
     });