diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen-test.rb
index 44ebdb71b6f37c..32769fd6f91d90 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen-test.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def testCheckAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider_whenFileAlreadyExists_doNothing(
         checkAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider!(@prefix, false, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 0)
         assert_equal(Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from_invocation_count, 1)
         assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
             @prefix + "/React/Fabric/" + @third_party_provider_header,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def testCheckAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider_whenHeaderMissingAndCodegenMissi
         }
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 0)
         assert_equal(Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from_invocation_count, 1)
         assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
             @prefix + "/React/Fabric/" + @third_party_provider_header
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def testCheckAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider_whenImplementationMissingAndCode
         checkAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider!(@prefix, false, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 0)
         assert_equal(Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from_invocation_count, 1)
         assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
             @prefix + "/React/Fabric/" + @third_party_provider_header,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def testCheckAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider_whenBothMissing_buildCodegen()
         checkAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider!(@prefix, false, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 0)
         assert_equal(Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from_invocation_count, 1)
         assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
             @prefix + "/React/Fabric/" + @third_party_provider_header,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def testCheckAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider_withAbsoluteReactNativePath_buil
         checkAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider!(rn_path, false, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 0)
         assert_equal(Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from_invocation_count, 1)
         assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
             rn_path + "/React/Fabric/" + @third_party_provider_header,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
index da138e23b86950..639c9d1519ef38 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def testGenerateReactCodegenPodspec_whenItHasNotBeenAlreadyGenerated_generatesIt
         CodegenUtils.new().generate_react_codegen_podspec!(spec, codegen_output_dir, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(Pathname.pwd_invocation_count, 0)
         assert_equal(Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from_invocation_count, 1)
         assert_equal(Pod::Executable.executed_commands, [{ "command" => 'mkdir', "arguments" => ["-p", "~/app/ios/build"]}])
         assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["[Codegen] Generating ~/app/ios/build/React-Codegen.podspec.json"])
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen.rb
index 0a69b92d8b4c04..3838227f1d5562 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
+require 'pathname'
+
 # It builds the codegen CLI if it is not present
 #
 # Parameters:
@@ -11,8 +13,8 @@
 # - dir_manager: a class that implements the `Dir` interface. Defaults to `Dir`, the Dependency can be injected for testing purposes.
 # @throws an error if it could not find the codegen folder.
 def build_codegen!(react_native_path, relative_installation_root, dir_manager: Dir)
-    codegen_repo_path = "#{basePath(react_native_path, relative_installation_root)}/../react-native-codegen";
-    codegen_npm_path = "#{basePath(react_native_path, relative_installation_root)}/../@react-native/codegen";
+    codegen_repo_path = File.join(basePath(react_native_path, relative_installation_root), "..", "react-native-codegen")
+    codegen_npm_path = File.join(basePath(react_native_path, relative_installation_root), "..", "@react-native/codegen")
     codegen_cli_path = ""
 
     if dir_manager.exist?(codegen_repo_path)
@@ -110,9 +112,9 @@ def run_codegen!(
 end
 
 def basePath(react_native_path, relative_installation_root)
-  if react_native_path.start_with?("/")
+  if Pathname.new(react_native_path).absolute
     react_native_path
   else
-    "#{relative_installation_root.to_s}/#{react_native_path}"
+    File.join(relative_installation_root.to_s, react_native_path)
   end
 end