diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
index 8c7508b5400f04..2eaef9127dcc2c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
@@ -133,9 +133,13 @@ def self.install_modules_dependencies(spec, new_arch_enabled, folly_version = He
 
         depend_on_js_engine(spec)
         add_rn_third_party_dependencies(spec)
-        add_rncore_dependency(spec)
 
         spec.pod_target_xcconfig = current_config
+
+        # add_rncore_dependency must be called after setting pod_target_xcconfig
+        # because it reads and modifies the xcconfig. If called before, its changes
+        # would be overwritten by the assignment above.
+        add_rncore_dependency(spec)
     end
 
     def self.extract_react_native_version(react_native_path, file_manager: File, json_parser: JSON)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/React-umbrella.h b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/templates/React-umbrella.h
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/React-umbrella.h
rename to packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/templates/React-umbrella.h
index 45b365b92b9a58..b8d6abc5d2ab9b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/React-umbrella.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/templates/React-umbrella.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifdef __OBJC__
-#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+#import "UIKit/UIKit.h"
 #else
 #ifndef FOUNDATION_EXPORT
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/React_RCTAppDelegate-umbrella.h b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/templates/React_RCTAppDelegate-umbrella.h
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/React_RCTAppDelegate-umbrella.h
rename to packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/templates/React_RCTAppDelegate-umbrella.h
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/module.modulemap b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/templates/module.modulemap
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/module.modulemap
rename to packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/templates/module.modulemap
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/xcframework.js b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/xcframework.js
index 236103b1a36153..1ff9f992ca2b9f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/xcframework.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/ios-prebuild/xcframework.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const frameworkLog = createLogger('XCFramework');
  */
 const REACT_CORE_UMBRELLA_HEADER_PATH /*: string*/ = path.join(
   __dirname,
+  'templates',
   'React-umbrella.h',
 );
 
@@ -40,10 +41,15 @@ const REACT_CORE_UMBRELLA_HEADER_PATH /*: string*/ = path.join(
  */
 const RCT_APP_DELEGATE_UMBRELLA_HEADER_PATH /*: string*/ = path.join(
   __dirname,
+  'templates',
   'React_RCTAppDelegate-umbrella.h',
 );
 
-const RN_MODULEMAP_PATH /*: string*/ = path.join(__dirname, 'module.modulemap');
+const RN_MODULEMAP_PATH /*: string*/ = path.join(
+  __dirname,
+  'templates',
+  'module.modulemap',
+);
 
 function buildXCFrameworks(
   rootFolder /*: string */,