diff --git a/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js b/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js
index 46579f1475b48b..4fc760e979c04d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/react-native.config.js
@@ -71,8 +71,14 @@ try {
 // [macOS
 let apple;
 try {
+  const iosPath = require.resolve('@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios', {
+    paths: [process.cwd()],
+  });
   // $FlowFixMe[untyped-import]
-  apple = require('@react-native-community/cli-platform-apple');
+  apple = findCommunityPlatformPackage(
+    '@react-native-community/cli-platform-apple',
+    iosPath,
+  );
 } catch {
   if (verbose) {
     console.warn(
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ if (android != null) {
 
 // [macOS
 config.commands.push(...macosCommands);
-if (apple != null) {
+if (apple) {
   config.platforms.macos = {
     linkConfig: () => {
       return {