diff --git a/scripts/generate-specs-cli.js b/scripts/generate-specs-cli.js
index 257ecc84126bac..756913d7316dee 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-specs-cli.js
+++ b/scripts/generate-specs-cli.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 let RNCodegen;
 try {
-  RNCodegen = require('react-native-codegen/lib/generators/RNCodegen.js');
+  // Use the `react-native-codegen` from the `react-native` repository instead of node_modules.
+  RNCodegen = require(__dirname + '/../packages/react-native-codegen/lib/generators/RNCodegen.js');
 } catch (e) {
   RNCodegen = require('../packages/react-native-codegen/lib/generators/RNCodegen.js');
   if (!RNCodegen) {
diff --git a/scripts/generate-specs.sh b/scripts/generate-specs.sh
index b7096de376ca05..0dc1ee058397c9 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-specs.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-specs.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ main() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  CODEGEN_PATH=$("$NODE_BINARY" -e "console.log(require('path').dirname(require.resolve('react-native-codegen/package.json')))")
+  # Use the `react-native-codegen` from the `react-native` repository instead of node_modules.
+  CODEGEN_PATH="$RN_DIR/packages/react-native-codegen"
 
   # Special case for running CodeGen from source: build it
   if [ ! -d "$CODEGEN_PATH/lib" ]; then