diff --git a/cli/src/ios/update.ts b/cli/src/ios/update.ts
index dc3c311884..6ec1176a47 100644
--- a/cli/src/ios/update.ts
+++ b/cli/src/ios/update.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ async function generateCordovaPodspec(cordovaPlugins: Plugin[], config: Config,
   }
   if (customFrameworks.length > 0) {
     frameworkDeps.push(`s.vendored_frameworks = '${customFrameworks.join(`', '`)}'`);
+    frameworkDeps.push(`s.exclude_files = 'sources/**/*.framework/Headers/*.h'`);
   }
   if (sourceFrameworks.length > 0) {
     frameworkDeps.push(`s.vendored_libraries = '${sourceFrameworks.join(`', '`)}'`);