diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
index 47347936d8d..066b9b7ac8e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class ReactNativePodsUtils
     def self.set_gcc_preprocessor_definition_for_React_hermes(installer)
         self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-hermes", "Debug")
         self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "hermes-engine", "Debug")
+        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-RuntimeHermes", "Debug")
     end
 
     def self.turn_off_resource_bundle_react_core(installer)