diff --git a/packages/local-build-plugin/src/build.ts b/packages/local-build-plugin/src/build.ts
index 6b1d6e6697..395e1003ec 100644
--- a/packages/local-build-plugin/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/local-build-plugin/src/build.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export async function buildAsync(job: BuildJob, metadata: Metadata): Promise<voi
         EAS_BUILD_ANDROID_VERSION_NAME: job.version?.versionName,
       }),
       ...(job.platform === Platform.IOS && {
+        COCOAPODS_PARALLEL_CODE_SIGN: 'true',
         EAS_BUILD_IOS_BUILD_NUMBER: job.version?.buildNumber,
         EAS_BUILD_IOS_APP_VERSION: job.version?.appVersion,
       }),
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/env.ts b/packages/worker/src/env.ts
index b3172f5154..cc54bc0e3a 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/env.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/env.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export function getBuildEnv({
   if (runnerPlatform === Platform.IOS) {
     setEnv(env, 'EAS_BUILD_COCOAPODS_CACHE_URL', config.cocoapodsCacheUrl);
     setEnv(env, 'COMPILER_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE', 'NO');
+    setEnv(env, 'COCOAPODS_PARALLEL_CODE_SIGN', 'true');
 
     if (job.builderEnvironment?.env?.EAS_USE_CACHE === '1') {
       setEnv(env, 'USE_CCACHE', '1');