diff --git a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
index 16c95951309..34b8d5eed02 100755
--- a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ REACT_NATIVE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 # in node_modules.
 PROJECT_ROOT=${PROJECT_ROOT:-"$REACT_NATIVE_DIR/../.."}
 
-cd $PROJECT_ROOT
+cd "$PROJECT_ROOT" || exit
 
 # Define NVM_DIR and source the nvm.sh setup script
 [ -z "$NVM_DIR" ] && export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"