diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ccd7b156..129bbedc6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -906,16 +906,21 @@ IF(APPLE AND NOT ANDROID)
         IF(OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE)
             IF(${IPHONE_VERSION_MIN} LESS "7.0")
                 SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "armv6;armv7" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for iOS" FORCE)
-                SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -miphoneos-version-min=${IPHONE_VERSION_MIN} -mno-thumb -pipe -no-cpp-precomp" CACHE STRING "Flags used by the compiler during all build types." FORCE)
+                SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mno-thumb -pipe -no-cpp-precomp" CACHE STRING "Flags used by the compiler during all build types." FORCE)
             ELSE()
                 SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "armv7;armv7s;arm64" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for iOS" FORCE)
-                SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -miphoneos-version-min=${IPHONE_VERSION_MIN} -pipe -no-cpp-precomp" CACHE STRING "Flags used by the compiler during all build types." FORCE)
+                SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -pipe -no-cpp-precomp" CACHE STRING "Flags used by the compiler during all build types." FORCE)
             ENDIF()
 
+            SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -miphoneos-version-min=${IPHONE_VERSION_MIN}" FORCE)
+
         ELSE()
             #simulator uses i386 architectures
             SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "i386" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for iOS Simulator" FORCE)
             SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mno-thumb -arch i386 -pipe -no-cpp-precomp" CACHE STRING "Flags used by the compiler during all build types." FORCE)
+
+            SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mios-simulator-version-min=${IPHONE_VERSION_MIN}" FORCE)
+
         ENDIF()
 
         #here we set the specific iphone sdk version. We can only set either device or simulator sdk. So if you want both you currently have to have two seperate projects