diff --git a/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 370d12836e1..e1f0b0648ae 100644
--- a/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 			shellPath = /bin/sh;
-			shellScript = "export NODE_BINARY=node\n$SRCROOT/../scripts/react-native-xcode.sh RNTester/js/RNTesterApp.ios.js\n";
+			shellScript = "export EXTRA_PACKAGER_ARGS=\"--reactNativePath $SRCROOT/../\"\nexport NODE_BINARY=node\n$SRCROOT/../scripts/react-native-xcode.sh RNTester/js/RNTesterApp.ios.js\n";
 		};
 /* End PBXShellScriptBuildPhase section */