diff --git a/lib/cocoapods-packager/pod_utils.rb b/lib/cocoapods-packager/pod_utils.rb
index ae9b607..b9b12f7 100644
--- a/lib/cocoapods-packager/pod_utils.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoapods-packager/pod_utils.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def install_dynamic_pod(dynamic_sandbox, static_sandbox, static_installer)
 
         # 9. Write the actual Xcodeproject to the dynamic sandbox.
         write_pod_project(project, dynamic_sandbox)
+        project
       end
 
       def build_dynamic_target(dynamic_sandbox, static_installer)
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ def write_pod_project(dynamic_project, dynamic_sandbox)
             config.build_settings['HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS'] = "$(inherited) #{Dir.pwd}/Pods/Static/Headers/**"
             config.build_settings['USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS'] = "$(inherited) #{Dir.pwd}/Pods/Static/Headers/**"
             config.build_settings['OTHER_LDFLAGS'] = '$(inherited) -ObjC'
+            config.build_settings['BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE'] = "bitcode"
           end
           dynamic_project.save
         end
diff --git a/spec/pod/utils_spec.rb b/spec/pod/utils_spec.rb
index 41e7151..376b15c 100644
--- a/spec/pod/utils_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pod/utils_spec.rb
@@ -54,5 +54,27 @@ module Pod
 
       Dir.chdir(source_dir)
     end
+
+    it "adds a build user-setting that enables bitcode compilation" do
+      source_dir = Dir.pwd
+
+      Pod::Config.instance.sources_manager.stubs(:search).returns(nil)
+
+      command = Command.parse(%w{ package spec/fixtures/NikeKit.podspec -dynamic})
+      t, w = command.send(:create_working_directory)
+
+      command.config.installation_root = Pathname.new(w)
+      command.config.sandbox_root      = 'Pods'
+
+      static_sandbox = command.send(:build_static_sandbox, true)
+      static_installer = command.send(:install_pod, :ios, static_sandbox)
+
+      dynamic_sandbox = command.send(:build_dynamic_sandbox, static_sandbox, static_installer)
+      dynamic_project = command.send(:install_dynamic_pod, dynamic_sandbox, static_sandbox, static_installer)
+
+      dynamic_project.targets.first.build_configuration_list.build_configurations.each do |config|
+        config.build_settings['BITCODE_GENERATION_MODE'].should.equal("bitcode")
+      end
+    end
   end
 end