diff --git a/template/ios/Podfile b/template/ios/Podfile
index b29232faea2455..a25e513a914b07 100644
--- a/template/ios/Podfile
+++ b/template/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 platform :ios, '9.0'
+require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
 
 target 'HelloWorld' do
   # Pods for HelloWorld
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ target 'HelloWorld' do
     # Pods for testing
   end
 
+  use_native_modules!
 end
 
 target 'HelloWorld-tvOS' do