diff --git a/template/metro.config.js b/template/metro.config.js
index 13a964217f20a0..e91aba937cd579 100644
--- a/template/metro.config.js
+++ b/template/metro.config.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
     getTransformOptions: async () => ({
       transform: {
         experimentalImportSupport: false,
-        inlineRequires: false,
+        inlineRequires: true,
       },
     }),
   },