diff --git a/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.h b/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.h
index 8e9da63..95e0f26 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.h
+++ b/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~FileUtilsApple();
     /* override functions */
     virtual std::string getWritablePath() const override;
+    virtual std::string getExtFileDirectory() const override;
     virtual std::string getFullPathForDirectoryAndFilename(const std::string& directory, const std::string& filename) const override;
 
     virtual ValueMap getValueMapFromFile(const std::string& filename) override;
diff --git a/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.mm b/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.mm
index e71e029..b2a26aa 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.mm
+++ b/cocos/platform/apple/CCFileUtils-apple.mm
@@ -243,6 +243,21 @@ std::string FileUtilsApple::getWritablePath() const
     return strRet;
 }
 
+std::string FileUtilsApple::getExtFileDirectory() const
+{
+    if (_writablePath.length())
+    {
+        return _writablePath;
+    }
+
+    // save to document folder
+    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
+    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
+    std::string strRet = [documentsDirectory UTF8String];
+    strRet.append("/");
+    return strRet;
+}
+
 bool FileUtilsApple::isFileExistInternal(const std::string& filePath) const
 {
     if (filePath.empty())
diff --git a/cocos/scripting/js-bindings/manual/jsb_global.cpp b/cocos/scripting/js-bindings/manual/jsb_global.cpp
index 4298a44..15a1c49 100644
--- a/cocos/scripting/js-bindings/manual/jsb_global.cpp
+++ b/cocos/scripting/js-bindings/manual/jsb_global.cpp
@@ -231,16 +231,18 @@ void jsb_init_file_operation_delegate()
 
         se::ScriptEngine::getInstance()->setFileOperationDelegate(delegate);
     }
+    std::vector<std::string> searchPaths;
+    // iOS: /var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/guid/Documents
     std::string path = FileUtils::getInstance()->getWritablePath();
+#if CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_ANDROID
     std::string extPath = FileUtils::getInstance()->getExtFileDirectory();
     extPath += "luaframework/";
     path += "luaframework/";
-    std::vector<std::string> searchPaths;
     searchPaths.push_back(extPath);
+#endif // CC_PLATFORM_ANDROID
     searchPaths.push_back(path);
     searchPaths.push_back("");
     FileUtils::getInstance()->setSearchPaths(searchPaths);
-//    FileUtils::getInstance()->addSearchResolutionsOrder(path, true);
 }
 
 bool jsb_enable_debugger(const std::string& debuggerServerAddr, uint32_t port, bool isWaitForConnect)