diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
index b50f5c6d236..6354cd5a984 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ class NewArchitectureHelper
     end
 
     def self.new_arch_enabled
-        return ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] == 0 ? false : true
+        return ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] == '0' ? false : true
     end
 end