diff --git a/detox/ios/EarlGrey/EarlGrey.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/detox/ios/EarlGrey/EarlGrey.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index bbe10f8cbb..7300e8be71 100755
--- a/detox/ios/EarlGrey/EarlGrey.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/detox/ios/EarlGrey/EarlGrey.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1000,6 +1000,8 @@
 					"-ObjC",
 					"-framework",
 					IOKit,
+					"-weak_framework",
+					XCTest,
 				);
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.google.earlgrey.EarlGrey;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -1046,6 +1048,8 @@
 					"-ObjC",
 					"-framework",
 					IOKit,
+					"-weak_framework",
+					XCTest,
 				);
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.google.earlgrey.EarlGrey;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -1087,10 +1091,7 @@
 				MODULEMAP_FILE = "";
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = NO;
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-					"-weak_framework",
-					XCTest,
-				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.google.earlgrey.EarlGrey;
 				PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME = EarlGrey;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -1137,10 +1138,7 @@
 				MODULEMAP_FILE = "";
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = NO;
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
-					"-weak_framework",
-					XCTest,
-				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.google.earlgrey.EarlGrey;
 				PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME = EarlGrey;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;