diff --git a/lib/cocoapods/validator.rb b/lib/cocoapods/validator.rb
index 0a1816b90d..e067a208e6 100644
--- a/lib/cocoapods/validator.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoapods/validator.rb
@@ -1115,6 +1115,10 @@ def xcodebuild(action, scheme, configuration, deployment_target:)
         command += %w(CLANG_ANALYZER_OUTPUT=html CLANG_ANALYZER_OUTPUT_DIR=analyzer)
       end
 
+      if !ENV['COCOAPODS_DERIVED_DATA_PATH'].nil? && !ENV['COCOAPODS_DERIVED_DATA_PATH'].empty?
+        command += %W(-derivedDataPath #{ENV['COCOAPODS_DERIVED_DATA_PATH']})
+      end
+
       begin
         _xcodebuild(command, true)
       rescue => e