diff --git a/script/tool/lib/src/lint_podspecs_command.dart b/script/tool/lib/src/lint_podspecs_command.dart
index b10031162f..749d67ee5f 100644
--- a/script/tool/lib/src/lint_podspecs_command.dart
+++ b/script/tool/lib/src/lint_podspecs_command.dart
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class LintPodspecsCommand extends PluginCommand {
       'lib',
       'lint',
       podspecPath,
+      '--configuration=Debug', // Release targets unsupported arm64 simulators. Use Debug to only build against targeted x86_64 simulator devices.
       if (allowWarnings) '--allow-warnings',
       if (libraryLint) '--use-libraries'
     ];
diff --git a/script/tool/test/lint_podspecs_command_test.dart b/script/tool/test/lint_podspecs_command_test.dart
index 1014dcd170..e0411d5cff 100644
--- a/script/tool/test/lint_podspecs_command_test.dart
+++ b/script/tool/test/lint_podspecs_command_test.dart
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void main() {
                 'lib',
                 'lint',
                 p.join(plugin1Dir.path, 'ios', 'plugin1.podspec'),
+                '--configuration=Debug',
                 '--use-libraries'
               ],
               mockPackagesDir.path),
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ void main() {
                 'lib',
                 'lint',
                 p.join(plugin1Dir.path, 'ios', 'plugin1.podspec'),
+                '--configuration=Debug',
               ],
               mockPackagesDir.path),
         ]),
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ void main() {
                 'lib',
                 'lint',
                 p.join(plugin1Dir.path, 'plugin1.podspec'),
+                '--configuration=Debug',
                 '--allow-warnings',
                 '--use-libraries'
               ],
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ void main() {
                 'lib',
                 'lint',
                 p.join(plugin1Dir.path, 'plugin1.podspec'),
+                '--configuration=Debug',
                 '--allow-warnings',
               ],
               mockPackagesDir.path),