diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/RNGestureHandler.podspec b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/RNGestureHandler.podspec
index 9ad6d22d65..df42317098 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/RNGestureHandler.podspec
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/RNGestureHandler.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ is_gh_example_app = ENV["GH_EXAMPLE_APP_NAME"] != nil
 
 compilation_metadata_dir = "CompilationDatabase"
 compilation_metadata_generation_flag = is_gh_example_app ? '-gen-cdb-fragment-path ' + compilation_metadata_dir : ''
-version_flag = "-DREACT_NATIVE_MINOR_VERSION=#{get_react_native_minor_version()}"
+version_flag = "-DREACT_NATIVE_MINOR_VERSION=#{rngh_get_react_native_minor_version()}"
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # NPM package specification
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/scripts/gesture_handler_utils.rb b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/scripts/gesture_handler_utils.rb
index c03ff83cff..dc9940aefa 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/scripts/gesture_handler_utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/scripts/gesture_handler_utils.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-def try_to_parse_react_native_package_json(node_modules_dir)
-    react_native_package_json_path = File.join(node_modules_dir, 'react-native/package.json')
+def rngh_try_to_parse_react_native_package_json(react_native_dir)
+    react_native_package_json_path = File.join(react_native_dir, 'package.json')
 
     if !File.exist?(react_native_package_json_path)
         return nil
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ def try_to_parse_react_native_package_json(node_modules_dir)
     return JSON.parse(File.read(react_native_package_json_path))
 end
 
-def get_react_native_minor_version()
-    react_native_node_modules_dir = File.join(File.dirname(`cd "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.to_s}" && node --print "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"`), '..')
-    react_native_json = try_to_parse_react_native_package_json(react_native_node_modules_dir)
+def rngh_get_react_native_minor_version()
+    react_native_dir = File.dirname(`cd "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.to_s}" && node --print "require.resolve('react-native/package.json')"`)
+    react_native_json = rngh_try_to_parse_react_native_package_json(react_native_dir)
 
     if react_native_json == nil
         node_modules_dir = ENV["REACT_NATIVE_NODE_MODULES_DIR"]
-        react_native_json = try_to_parse_react_native_package_json(node_modules_dir)
+        react_native_json = rngh_try_to_parse_react_native_package_json(File.join(node_modules_dir, 'react-native'))
     end
 
     if react_native_json == nil