diff --git a/branch-sdk-automation-testbed/ios/Podfile b/branch-sdk-automation-testbed/ios/Podfile
index 3f57cc341..0c3afa7fd 100644
--- a/branch-sdk-automation-testbed/ios/Podfile
+++ b/branch-sdk-automation-testbed/ios/Podfile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def __xcode_15_workaround(installer)
     if xcode_version >= Gem::Version.new('15.0')
       installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
         target.build_configurations.each do |config|
+          config.build_settings['GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS'] ||= ['$(inherited)', '_LIBCPP_ENABLE_CXX17_REMOVED_UNARY_BINARY_FUNCTION']
           config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '12.0'
         end
       end