diff --git a/packages/react-native/local-cli/generator-macos/templates/macos/HelloWorld-macOS/AppDelegate.mm b/packages/react-native/local-cli/generator-macos/templates/macos/HelloWorld-macOS/AppDelegate.mm
index e7cffc61c8e935..c03d4fe9ed6577 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/local-cli/generator-macos/templates/macos/HelloWorld-macOS/AppDelegate.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/local-cli/generator-macos/templates/macos/HelloWorld-macOS/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)notification
 }
 
 - (NSURL *)sourceURLForBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+{
+  return [self bundleURL];
+}
+
+- (NSURL *)bundleURL
 {
 #if DEBUG
   return [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:@"index"];