diff --git a/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 99eb88550df204..3688c0fe9dfa46 100644
--- a/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
+				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = arm64;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = HelloWorld/Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = arm64;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = HelloWorld/Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",