diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
index d7dc75c3a2e921..1b16090b2615db 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def self.has_pod(installer, name)
     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)