diff --git a/pkg/apple/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/pkg/apple/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index b5662ef47a..d01f7ee4c5 100644
--- a/pkg/apple/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/pkg/apple/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@
 		C01FCF4F08A954540054247B /* Debug */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
+				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu99;
 				GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = 0;
 				GCC_WARN_ABOUT_RETURN_TYPE = YES;
@@ -612,6 +613,7 @@
 		C01FCF5008A954540054247B /* Release */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
+				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu99;
 				GCC_WARN_ABOUT_RETURN_TYPE = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;