diff --git a/react-native-xcode.sh b/react-native-xcode.sh
index 844788f1..dfa413b8 100755
--- a/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ cd ..
 set -x
 DEST=$CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR/$UNLOCALIZED_RESOURCES_FOLDER_PATH
 
+# Define NVM_DIR and source the nvm.sh setup script
+[ -z "$NVM_DIR" ] && export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+
+if [[ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]]; then
+  . "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+elif [[ -x "$(command -v brew)" && -s "$(brew --prefix nvm)/nvm.sh" ]]; then
+  . "$(brew --prefix nvm)/nvm.sh"
+fi
+
 react-native bundle \
   --entry-file index.ios.js \
   --platform ios \