diff --git a/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec b/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec
index afccf08bbf1..560f26e34ba 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.requires_arc = false
     # The generated files depend on the protobuf runtime.
     ms.dependency "Protobuf"
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
-    }
   end
 
   # Files generated by the gRPC plugin
@@ -60,4 +56,11 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency "gRPC-ProtoRPC"
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Messages"
   end
+
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
+    'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec b/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
index 9f07bd6b305..437f9f40fcd 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.requires_arc = false
     # The generated files depend on the protobuf runtime.
     ms.dependency "Protobuf"
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
-    }
   end
 
   # Files generated by the gRPC plugin
@@ -60,4 +56,11 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency "gRPC-ProtoRPC"
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Messages"
   end
+
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
+    'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec b/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
index 7e7e01d8781..020e80012ae 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.requires_arc = false
     # The generated files depend on the protobuf runtime.
     ms.dependency "Protobuf"
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
-    }
   end
 
   # Files generated by the gRPC plugin
@@ -60,4 +56,11 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency "gRPC-ProtoRPC"
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Messages"
   end
+
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
+    'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index f3a83430419..d8367e0e5e3 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.dependency 'gRPC', version
   s.dependency 'gRPC-RxLibrary', version
   s.dependency 'Protobuf', '~> 3.0'
-  # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
     'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
   }
 end
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index 3f6da3b141d..b8d49c2780e 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -59,4 +59,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   # Certificates, to be able to establish TLS connections:
   s.resource_bundles = { 'gRPCCertificates' => ['etc/roots.pem'] }
+
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/src/objective-c/README.md b/src/objective-c/README.md
index 909b12bab2d..c682e2a5848 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/README.md
+++ b/src/objective-c/README.md
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.requires_arc = false
     # The generated files depend on the protobuf runtime.
     ms.dependency 'Protobuf'
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
-    }
   end
 
   # The --objcgrpc_out plugin generates a pair of .pbrpc.h/.pbrpc.m files for each .proto file with
@@ -98,6 +94,13 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency 'gRPC-ProtoRPC'
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Messages"
   end
+
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
+    'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec b/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
index 974a6765c70..7083ca6d920 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.header_mappings_dir = '.'
     ms.requires_arc = false
     ms.dependency 'Protobuf'
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
-    }
   end
 
   s.subspec 'Services' do |ss|
@@ -48,4 +44,11 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency 'gRPC-ProtoRPC'
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Messages"
   end
+
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
+    'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
index 3d28234fa23..7909f63817c 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.header_mappings_dir = "."
     ms.requires_arc = false
     ms.dependency "Protobuf"
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
-    }
   end
 
   s.subspec "Services" do |ss|
@@ -48,4 +44,11 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency "gRPC-ProtoRPC"
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Messages"
   end
+
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
+    'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/run_interop.sh b/tools/jenkins/run_interop.sh
index a424aea7fc4..4a7bff33891 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/run_interop.sh
+++ b/tools/jenkins/run_interop.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 # This script is invoked by Jenkins and runs interop test suite.
 set -ex
 
+export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+
 # Enter the gRPC repo root
 cd $(dirname $0)/../..