diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
index 02a441467bb..f3ff4b90ed1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class NewArchitectureHelper
             .uniq{ |p| p.path }
             .map{ |p| p.path }
 
-        excluded_info_plist = ["/Pods", "Tests", "metainternal", ".bundle"]
+        excluded_info_plist = ["/Pods", "Tests", "metainternal", ".bundle", "build/", "DerivedData/"]
         projectPaths.each do |projectPath|
             projectFolderPath = File.dirname(projectPath)
             infoPlistFiles = `find #{projectFolderPath} -name "Info.plist"`