diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/xcode.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/xcode.dart
index 5e8f0f135de..291bd58065e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/xcode.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/xcode.dart
@@ -169,10 +169,9 @@ class Xcode {
     assert(sdk != null);
     final RunResult runResult = await _processUtils.run(
       <String>['xcrun', '--sdk', getNameForSdk(sdk), '--show-sdk-path'],
-      throwOnError: true,
     );
     if (runResult.exitCode != 0) {
-      throwToolExit('Could not find iPhone SDK location: ${runResult.stderr}');
+      throwToolExit('Could not find SDK location: ${runResult.stderr}');
     }
     return runResult.stdout.trim();
   }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/xcode_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/xcode_test.dart
index 4b4282ae03c..0515800f59b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/xcode_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/xcode_test.dart
@@ -178,6 +178,32 @@ void main() {
       expect(getNameForSdk(SdkType.iPhoneSimulator), 'iphonesimulator');
       expect(getNameForSdk(SdkType.macOS), 'macosx');
     });
+
+    group('SDK location', () {
+      const String sdkroot = 'Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS13.2.sdk';
+
+      testWithoutContext('--show-sdk-path iphoneos', () async {
+        when(processManager.run(<String>['xcrun', '--sdk', 'iphoneos', '--show-sdk-path'])).thenAnswer((_) =>
+        Future<ProcessResult>.value(ProcessResult(1, 0, sdkroot, '')));
+
+        expect(await xcode.sdkLocation(SdkType.iPhone), sdkroot);
+      });
+
+      testWithoutContext('--show-sdk-path macosx', () async {
+        when(processManager.run(<String>['xcrun', '--sdk', 'macosx', '--show-sdk-path'])).thenAnswer((_) =>
+        Future<ProcessResult>.value(ProcessResult(1, 0, sdkroot, '')));
+
+        expect(await xcode.sdkLocation(SdkType.macOS), sdkroot);
+      });
+
+      testWithoutContext('--show-sdk-path fails', () async {
+        when(processManager.run(<String>['xcrun', '--sdk', 'iphoneos', '--show-sdk-path'])).thenAnswer((_) =>
+        Future<ProcessResult>.value(ProcessResult(1, 1, '', 'xcrun: error:')));
+
+        expect(() async => await xcode.sdkLocation(SdkType.iPhone),
+          throwsToolExit(message: 'Could not find SDK location'));
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   group('xcdevice', () {