diff --git a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
index 65404cc6864260..d684e89f8dc99d 100755
--- a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ esac
 
 # Path to react-native folder inside node_modules
 REACT_NATIVE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+# The project should be located next to where react-native is installed
+# in node_modules.
+PROJECT_ROOT=${PROJECT_ROOT:-"$REACT_NATIVE_DIR/../.."}
 
-# Xcode project file for React Native apps is located in ios/ subfolder
-cd "${REACT_NATIVE_DIR}"/../..
+cd $PROJECT_ROOT
 
 # Define NVM_DIR and source the nvm.sh setup script
 [ -z "$NVM_DIR" ] && export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"