diff --git a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
index b5f7544d3e8376..dab1d5cb05b5f7 100755
--- a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ else
   ENTRY_FILE=${1:-index.js}
 fi
 
-if [[ $DEV != true && ! -f "$ENTRY_FILE" ]]; then
+if [[ $DEV != true && ! -f "../$ENTRY_FILE" ]]; then
   echo "error: Entry file $ENTRY_FILE does not exist. If you use another file as your entry point, pass ENTRY_FILE=myindex.js" >&2
   exit 2
 fi