diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 2c99ccfbd9a74..99cde0f49908d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function reactNativeApplicationGenerator(
   host: Tree,
   schema: Schema
 ): Promise<GeneratorCallback> {
-  const options = normalizeOptions(host, schema);
+  const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
 
   createApplicationFiles(host, options);
   addProject(host, options);
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/android/app/build.gradle.template b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/android/app/build.gradle.template
index 80c48f176b73f..58a3c8e6f2dee 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/android/app/build.gradle.template
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/android/app/build.gradle.template
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ import com.android.build.OutputFile
  */
 
 project.ext.react = [
-    entryFile: "<%= entryFile %>",
+    entryFile: "<%= entryFileRelativeToRoot %>",
     enableHermes: false,  // clean and rebuild if changing
 ]
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/ios/__className__.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.template b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/ios/__className__.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.template
index b359fb901cc85..de79447df4a1a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/ios/__className__.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.template
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/files/app/ios/__className__.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj.template
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 			shellPath = /bin/sh;
-			shellScript = "set -e\n\nexport NODE_BINARY=node\n../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh\n";
+			shellScript = "set -e\n\nexport NODE_BINARY=node\nexport ENTRY_FILE=${PROJECT_DIR}/..<%= entryFile %>\n../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh\n";
 		};
 		589CD817700AC23390FB1CF7 /* [CP] Copy Pods Resources */ = {
 			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/add-project.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/add-project.ts
index 558001ff91800..01a83c8ea4c0d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/add-project.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/add-project.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function getTargets(options: NormalizedSchema) {
     executor: '@nrwl/react-native:bundle',
     outputs: [`${options.appProjectRoot}/build`],
     options: {
-      entryFile: options.entryFile,
+      entryFile: options.entryFileRelativeToRoot,
       platform: 'ios',
       bundleOutput: `dist/${options.appProjectRoot}/ios/main.jsbundle`,
     },
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function getTargets(options: NormalizedSchema) {
   architect['bundle-android'] = {
     executor: '@nrwl/react-native:bundle',
     options: {
-      entryFile: options.entryFile,
+      entryFile: options.entryFileRelativeToRoot,
       platform: 'android',
       bundleOutput: `dist/${options.appProjectRoot}/android/main.jsbundle`,
     },
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/nomalize-options.spec.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/nomalize-options.spec.ts
index 9e0e38f30a7af..a8803237a1525 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/nomalize-options.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/nomalize-options.spec.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
-import { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/devkit/testing';
 import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
 import { Schema } from '../schema';
 import { normalizeOptions } from './normalize-options';
 
 describe('Normalize Options', () => {
-  let appTree: Tree;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    appTree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
-  });
-
   it('should normalize options with name in kebab case', () => {
     const schema: Schema = {
       name: 'my-app',
       linter: Linter.EsLint,
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
     };
-    const options = normalizeOptions(appTree, schema);
+    const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
     expect(options).toEqual({
       androidProjectRoot: 'apps/my-app/android',
       appProjectRoot: 'apps/my-app',
@@ -29,8 +21,8 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       parsedTags: [],
       projectName: 'my-app',
       linter: Linter.EsLint,
-      entryFile: 'apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
-      entryFileAbsolutePath: '/virtual/apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFile: '/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFileRelativeToRoot: 'apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
       unitTestRunner: 'jest',
     });
@@ -41,7 +33,7 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       name: 'myApp',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
     };
-    const options = normalizeOptions(appTree, schema);
+    const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
     expect(options).toEqual({
       androidProjectRoot: 'apps/my-app/android',
       appProjectRoot: 'apps/my-app',
@@ -52,8 +44,8 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       name: 'my-app',
       parsedTags: [],
       projectName: 'my-app',
-      entryFile: 'apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
-      entryFileAbsolutePath: '/virtual/apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFile: '/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFileRelativeToRoot: 'apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
       unitTestRunner: 'jest',
     });
@@ -65,7 +57,7 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       directory: 'directory',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
     };
-    const options = normalizeOptions(appTree, schema);
+    const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
     expect(options).toEqual({
       androidProjectRoot: 'apps/directory/my-app/android',
       appProjectRoot: 'apps/directory/my-app',
@@ -77,8 +69,8 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       directory: 'directory',
       parsedTags: [],
       projectName: 'directory-my-app',
-      entryFile: 'apps/directory/my-app/src/main.tsx',
-      entryFileAbsolutePath: '/virtual/apps/directory/my-app/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFile: '/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFileRelativeToRoot: 'apps/directory/my-app/src/main.tsx',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
       unitTestRunner: 'jest',
     });
@@ -89,7 +81,7 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       name: 'directory/my-app',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
     };
-    const options = normalizeOptions(appTree, schema);
+    const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
     expect(options).toEqual({
       androidProjectRoot: 'apps/directory/my-app/android',
       appProjectRoot: 'apps/directory/my-app',
@@ -100,8 +92,8 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       name: 'directory/my-app',
       parsedTags: [],
       projectName: 'directory-my-app',
-      entryFile: 'apps/directory/my-app/src/main.tsx',
-      entryFileAbsolutePath: '/virtual/apps/directory/my-app/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFile: '/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFileRelativeToRoot: 'apps/directory/my-app/src/main.tsx',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
       unitTestRunner: 'jest',
     });
@@ -113,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       displayName: 'My App',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
     };
-    const options = normalizeOptions(appTree, schema);
+    const options = normalizeOptions(schema);
     expect(options).toEqual({
       androidProjectRoot: 'apps/my-app/android',
       appProjectRoot: 'apps/my-app',
@@ -124,8 +116,8 @@ describe('Normalize Options', () => {
       name: 'my-app',
       parsedTags: [],
       projectName: 'my-app',
-      entryFile: 'apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
-      entryFileAbsolutePath: '/virtual/apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFile: '/src/main.tsx',
+      entryFileRelativeToRoot: 'apps/my-app/src/main.tsx',
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
       unitTestRunner: 'jest',
     });
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
index 4418c9a7a26d1..7c701a1aad799 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/generators/application/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@ export interface NormalizedSchema extends Schema {
   androidProjectRoot: string;
   parsedTags: string[];
   entryFile: string;
-  entryFileAbsolutePath: string;
+  entryFileRelativeToRoot: string;
 }
 
-export function normalizeOptions(
-  host: Tree,
-  options: Schema
-): NormalizedSchema {
+export function normalizeOptions(options: Schema): NormalizedSchema {
   const { fileName, className } = names(options.name);
 
   const directoryName = options.directory
@@ -37,12 +34,8 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
     ? options.tags.split(',').map((s) => s.trim())
     : [];
 
-  const entryFile = join(
-    appProjectRoot,
-    options.js ? '/src/main.js' : '/src/main.tsx'
-  );
-
-  const entryFileAbsolutePath = join(host.root, entryFile);
+  const entryFile = options.js ? '/src/main.js' : '/src/main.tsx';
+  const entryFileRelativeToRoot = join(appProjectRoot, entryFile);
 
   /**
    * if options.name is "my-app"
@@ -64,6 +57,6 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
     androidProjectRoot,
     parsedTags,
     entryFile,
-    entryFileAbsolutePath,
+    entryFileRelativeToRoot,
   };
 }