diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/privacy_manifest_utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/privacy_manifest_utils.rb
index 098dc41206d75c..922a87abddf26d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/privacy_manifest_utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/privacy_manifest_utils.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def self.add_aggregated_privacy_manifest(installer)
     end
 
     def self.get_application_targets(user_project)
-        return user_project.targets.filter { |t| t.symbol_type == :application }
+        return user_project.targets.filter { |t| t.respond_to?(:symbol_type) && t.symbol_type == :application }
     end
 
     def self.read_privacyinfo_file(file_path)