diff --git a/.github/workflows/app-build.yml b/.github/workflows/app-build.yml
index c328b105d0..6a5b02b4fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/app-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/app-build.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
       - build/build_apple_frameworks.sh
       - build/test_ios_ci.sh
       - examples/demo-apps/**
+      - extension/module/**
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/build/executorch-config.cmake b/build/executorch-config.cmake
index 4becfbf8a4..c82933f33f 100644
--- a/build/executorch-config.cmake
+++ b/build/executorch-config.cmake
@@ -53,9 +53,12 @@ foreach(lib ${lib_list})
         message("${lib} library is not found.
             If needed rebuild with the proper options in CMakeLists.txt")
     else()
-        if("${lib}" STREQUAL "extension_module")
+        if("${lib}" STREQUAL "extension_module" AND (NOT CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_IOS))
             add_library(${lib} SHARED IMPORTED)
         else()
+            # Building a share library on iOS requires code signing, so it's
+            # easier to keep all libs as static when CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_IOS is
+            # used
             add_library(${lib} STATIC IMPORTED)
         endif()
         set_target_properties(
diff --git a/extension/module/CMakeLists.txt b/extension/module/CMakeLists.txt
index aa75b1bf8e..af6200cc7a 100644
--- a/extension/module/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extension/module/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ if(NOT EXECUTORCH_ROOT)
 endif()
 
 list(TRANSFORM _extension_module__srcs PREPEND "${EXECUTORCH_ROOT}/")
-add_library(extension_module SHARED ${_extension_module__srcs})
+if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_IOS)
+  # Building a share library on iOS requires code signing
+  add_library(extension_module STATIC ${_extension_module__srcs})
+else()
+  add_library(extension_module SHARED ${_extension_module__srcs})
+endif()
 target_link_libraries(extension_module PRIVATE executorch)
 target_include_directories(extension_module PUBLIC ${EXECUTORCH_ROOT}/..)
 target_compile_options(extension_module PUBLIC -Wno-deprecated-declarations