React JS Max updates exceeded error when setting State in a conditional, via a context provider

Currently I am working inside of a functional component, and trying to set state based on a prop that's getting passed into it.

if (prop){
 contextProvider.updateText()
}

Context provider code

const updateText = () => {
 setButtonState({text: "testing"})
}

this results in

Maximum update depth exceeded. This can happen when a component repeatedly calls setState inside componentWillUpdate or componentDidUpdate. React limits the number of nested updates to prevent infinite loops.

Any advice on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated