diff --git a/misc/dist/ios_xcode/godot_ios.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/godot_ios.xcscheme b/misc/dist/ios_xcode/godot_ios.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/godot_ios.xcscheme
index b6beeb012fe..d61a53d5c2c 100644
--- a/misc/dist/ios_xcode/godot_ios.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/godot_ios.xcscheme
+++ b/misc/dist/ios_xcode/godot_ios.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/godot_ios.xcscheme
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       </BuildActionEntries>
    </BuildAction>
    <TestAction
-      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      buildConfiguration = "$default_build_config"
       selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
       selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
       shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES">
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       </AdditionalOptions>
    </TestAction>
    <LaunchAction
-      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      buildConfiguration = "$default_build_config"
       selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
       selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
       launchStyle = "0"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       </AdditionalOptions>
    </LaunchAction>
    <ProfileAction
-      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      buildConfiguration = "$default_build_config"
       shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES"
       savedToolIdentifier = ""
       useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
       </BuildableProductRunnable>
    </ProfileAction>
    <AnalyzeAction
-      buildConfiguration = "Debug">
+      buildConfiguration = "$default_build_config">
    </AnalyzeAction>
    <ArchiveAction
-      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      buildConfiguration = "$default_build_config"
       revealArchiveInOrganizer = "YES">
    </ArchiveAction>
 </Scheme>
diff --git a/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp b/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp
index 923c2b15d9b..3172ddfdfca 100644
--- a/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp
+++ b/platform/iphone/export/export.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ void EditorExportPlatformIOS::_fix_config_file(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_
 			strnew += lines[i].replace("$copyright", p_preset->get("application/copyright")) + "\n";
 		} else if (lines[i].find("$team_id") != -1) {
 			strnew += lines[i].replace("$team_id", p_preset->get("application/app_store_team_id")) + "\n";
+		} else if (lines[i].find("$default_build_config") != -1) {
+			strnew += lines[i].replace("$default_build_config", p_debug ? "Debug" : "Release") + "\n";
 		} else if (lines[i].find("$export_method") != -1) {
 			int export_method = p_preset->get(p_debug ? "application/export_method_debug" : "application/export_method_release");
 			strnew += lines[i].replace("$export_method", export_method_string[export_method]) + "\n";