diff --git a/.changes/fix-ios-export-options-tempfile.md b/.changes/fix-ios-export-options-tempfile.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90244c4998ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-ios-export-options-tempfile.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri-cli': 'patch:bug'
+---
+
+Fix iOS export failing with "Couldn't load -exportOptionsPlist" error when running `tauri ios run`.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
index 160e0995e5ac..36cdb3be38dc 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ pub struct BuiltApplication {
   // prevent drop
   #[allow(dead_code)]
   options_handle: OptionsHandle,
+  #[allow(dead_code)]
+  export_options_tmp: Option<tempfile::NamedTempFile>,
 }
 
 pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel, dirs: &Dirs) -> Result<BuiltApplication> {
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel, dirs: &Dirs) -> Result
   }
 
   // merge export options and write to temp file
-  let _export_options_tmp = if !export_options_plist.is_empty() {
+  let export_options_tmp = if !export_options_plist.is_empty() {
     let export_options_plist_path = config.project_dir().join("ExportOptions.plist");
     let export_options =
       tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().context("failed to create temporary file")?;
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel, dirs: &Dirs) -> Result
     config,
     interface,
     options_handle,
+    export_options_tmp,
   })
 }