diff --git a/src/platform/Darwin/KeyValueStoreManagerImpl.mm b/src/platform/Darwin/KeyValueStoreManagerImpl.mm
index 8d0476259f2523..22756b48be7495 100644
--- a/src/platform/Darwin/KeyValueStoreManagerImpl.mm
+++ b/src/platform/Darwin/KeyValueStoreManagerImpl.mm
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithContext:(nonnull NSManagedObjectContext *)context
             }
 
             // create Managed Object context
-            gContext = [[NSManagedObjectContext alloc] initWithConcurrencyType:NSMainQueueConcurrencyType];
+            gContext = [[NSManagedObjectContext alloc] initWithConcurrencyType:NSPrivateQueueConcurrencyType];
             [gContext setPersistentStoreCoordinator:coordinator];
 
             return CHIP_NO_ERROR;