diff --git a/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js b/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js
index 6700ec369f4a..4fc760e979c0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ try {
 // [macOS
 let apple;
 try {
+  const iosPath = require.resolve('@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios', {
+    paths: [process.cwd()],
+  });
   // $FlowFixMe[untyped-import]
   apple = findCommunityPlatformPackage(
     '@react-native-community/cli-platform-apple',
+    iosPath,
   );
 } catch {
   if (verbose) {