diff --git a/eng/pipelines/arcade/setup-test-env.yml b/eng/pipelines/arcade/setup-test-env.yml
index 655ca1cf7b15..9393f6f4c812 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/arcade/setup-test-env.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/arcade/setup-test-env.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ steps:
     xcrun xcode-select --print-path
     xcodebuild -version
     sudo xcodebuild -license accept
-    sudo xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS
+    if [[ ${XCODE_VERSION/\.*/} -ge 26 ]]; then
+      sudo xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -architectureVariant universal
+    else
+      sudo xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS
+    fi
     sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch
   displayName: Select Xcode Version
   condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Darwin'))
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml
index c646c11899cf..1d62b8ca71f1 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/provision.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,11 @@ steps:
       xcrun xcode-select --print-path
       xcodebuild -version
       sudo xcodebuild -license accept
-      sudo xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS
+      if [[ ${XCODE_VERSION/\.*/} -ge 26 ]]; then
+        sudo xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -architectureVariant universal
+      else
+        sudo xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS
+      fi
       sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch
     displayName: Select Xcode Version
     condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Darwin'))