diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a185dd58..3785f9048 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ include(cmake/gui-option.cmake)
 
 include(cmake/solaris.cmake)
 include(cmake/win32.cmake)
-include(cmake/macos.cmake)
+
+option(APPLE_IOS "Set if building for iOS" OFF)
+if (APPLE AND (NOT APPLE_IOS))
+  include(cmake/macos.cmake)
+endif()
 
 # No in-source building
 include(MacroEnsureOutOfSourceBuild)
diff --git a/cmake/macos.cmake b/cmake/macos.cmake
index c72248359..4bab691c6 100644
--- a/cmake/macos.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macos.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-if(NOT APPLE)
-  return()
-endif()
-
-
 option(MACOS_SYSTEM_EXTENSION
   "Build the network extension as a system extension rather than a plugin.  This must be ON for non-app store release builds, and must be OFF for dev builds and Mac App Store distribution builds"
   OFF)
diff --git a/contrib/ios/ios-configure.sh b/contrib/ios/ios-configure.sh
index 4dd045ad1..178c1b27e 100755
--- a/contrib/ios/ios-configure.sh
+++ b/contrib/ios/ios-configure.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mkdir -p $targ
 cmake \
     -G Ninja \
     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$root/external/ios-cmake/ios.toolchain.cmake" -DPLATFORM=$plat -DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13 -DENABLE_VISIBILITY=ON -DENABLE_BITCODE=OFF \
+    -DAPPLE_IOS=ON \
     -DBUILD_STATIC_DEPS=ON \
     -DBUILD_PACKAGE=OFF \
     -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \