diff --git a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
index 92c7e244912..30a5ac2227a 100755
--- a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -x
 DEST=$CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR/$UNLOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH
 
 # Enables iOS devices to get the IP address of the machine running Metro
-if [[ "$CONFIGURATION" = *Debug* && ! "$PLATFORM_NAME" == *simulator ]]; then
+if [[ ! "$SKIP_BUNDLING_METRO_IP" && "$CONFIGURATION" = *Debug* && ! "$PLATFORM_NAME" == *simulator ]]; then
   for num in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8; do
     IP=$(ipconfig getifaddr en${num})
     if [ ! -z "$IP" ]; then