diff --git a/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec b/examples/objective-c/auth_sample/AuthTestService.podspec
index af5ef289464..12a59700705 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' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec b/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
index bce6cd51724..537cc36a61a 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/helloworld/HelloWorld.podspec
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.requires_arc = false
     # The generated files depend on the protobuf runtime.
     ms.dependency "Protobuf"
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(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' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec b/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
index e2132507514..3fead932e59 100644
--- a/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
+++ b/examples/objective-c/route_guide/RouteGuide.podspec
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.requires_arc = false
     # The generated files depend on the protobuf runtime.
     ms.dependency "Protobuf"
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(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' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
index 9cc33c7dbd0..62c9a232a54 100644
--- a/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-ProtoRPC.podspec
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.dependency 'gRPC', version
   s.dependency 'gRPC-RxLibrary', version
   s.dependency 'Protobuf', '~> 3.0.0-beta-3.1'
-  # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
     'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(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 e5556cc5448..f95a6b32232 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -65,4 +65,9 @@ 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 a0ca5f448a0..ee20cc295de 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 6e783fb5adb..c4578047b6f 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' => '$(inherited) GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS=1',
+    # This is needed by all pods that depend on gRPC-RxLibrary:
+    'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES',
+  }
 end
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
index 7d84a5ae4dc..d47b3044ad5 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/RemoteTestClient/RemoteTest.podspec
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ms.header_mappings_dir = "."
     ms.requires_arc = false
     ms.dependency "Protobuf"
-    # This is needed by all pods that depend on Protobuf:
-    ms.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-      'GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS' => '$(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