diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index 7fadc6da78..37bd18cde2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -347,7 +347,11 @@ fn (mut v Builder) setup_ccompiler_options(ccompiler string) {
 	if v.pref.os == .macos {
 		ccoptions.post_args << '-mmacosx-version-min=10.7'
 	} else if v.pref.os == .ios {
-		ccoptions.post_args << '-miphoneos-version-min=10.0'
+		if v.pref.is_ios_simulator {
+			ccoptions.post_args << '-miphonesimulator-version-min=10.0'
+		} else {
+			ccoptions.post_args << '-miphoneos-version-min=10.0'
+		}
 	} else if v.pref.os == .windows {
 		ccoptions.post_args << '-municode'
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 6dd5c732bb..a2817675b4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -652,7 +652,9 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) init() {
 				g.cheaders.writeln('#include <stddef.h>')
 			} else {
 				g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<inttypes.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <inttypes.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // int64_t etc
-				// g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<stdbool.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <stdbool.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // bool, true, false
+				if g.pref.os == .ios {
+					g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<stdbool.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <stdbool.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // bool, true, false
+				}
 				g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<stddef.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <stddef.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // size_t, ptrdiff_t
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/default.v b/vlib/v/pref/default.v
index 8e101fc24c..38b1663f4c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/default.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/default.v
@@ -219,11 +219,14 @@ pub fn (mut p Preferences) default_c_compiler() {
 			ios_sdk_path_res := os.execute_or_exit('xcrun --sdk $ios_sdk --show-sdk-path')
 			mut isysroot := ios_sdk_path_res.output.replace('\n', '')
 			arch := if p.is_ios_simulator {
-				'-arch x86_64'
+				'-arch x86_64 -arch arm64'
 			} else {
 				'-arch armv7 -arch armv7s -arch arm64'
 			}
-			p.ccompiler = 'xcrun --sdk iphoneos clang -isysroot $isysroot $arch'
+			// On macOS, /usr/bin/cc is a hardlink/wrapper for xcrun. clang on darwin hosts
+			// will automatically change the build target based off of the selected sdk, making xcrun -sdk iphoneos pointless
+			p.ccompiler = '/usr/bin/cc'
+			p.cflags = '-isysroot $isysroot $arch' + p.cflags
 			return
 		}
 	}