diff --git a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
index eeb601653f3b7f..fcc60ef7cabd82 100755
--- a/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fi
   $EXTRA_PACKAGER_ARGS
 
 if [[ $USE_HERMES != true ]]; then
-  mv "$BUNDLE_FILE" "$DEST/"
+  cp "$BUNDLE_FILE" "$DEST/"
   BUNDLE_FILE="$DEST/main.jsbundle"
 else
   EXTRA_COMPILER_ARGS=