diff --git a/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c b/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c
index 1474c8341a..27a2ffed3f 100644
--- a/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c
+++ b/libretro-common/gfx/gl_capabilities.c
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ bool gl_check_capability(enum gl_capability_enum enum_idx)
 #endif
          break;
       case GL_CAPS_BGRA8888:
-#ifdef TARGET_IOS_10
-         /* In iOS 10 and 11, this capability is reported but is no longer working, */
-         /* resulting in an error when glTexSubImage2D is called with this pixel format. */
+#ifdef TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+         /* In iOS, this capability is reported but is not working. */
+         /* Results in an error when glTexSubImage2D is called with this pixel format. */
          /* Resort to doing the pixel format conversion on the cpu */
            return false;
 #elif HAVE_OPENGLES
diff --git a/pkg/apple/RetroArch_iOS10.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/pkg/apple/RetroArch_iOS10.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7e6e9ba881..117e54fd91 100644
--- a/pkg/apple/RetroArch_iOS10.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/pkg/apple/RetroArch_iOS10.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1076,7 +1076,6 @@
 					"-DHAVE_MFI",
 					"-DHAVE_BTSTACK",
 					"-DHAVE_AVFOUNDATION",
-					"-DTARGET_IOS_10",
 				);
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.libretro.RetroArchiOS10;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -1164,7 +1163,6 @@
 					"-DHAVE_MFI",
 					"-DHAVE_BTSTACK",
 					"-DHAVE_AVFOUNDATION",
-					"-DTARGET_IOS_10",
 				);
 				"OTHER_CFLAGS[arch=*]" = (
 					"-DNS_BLOCK_ASSERTIONS=1",