diff --git a/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 04ff73b0a7..faa9d34006 100644
--- a/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 					"-DHAVE_GLSL",
 					"-DINLINE=inline",
 					"-DLSB_FIRST",
-					"-DHAVE_THREAD",
+					"-DHAVE_THREADS",
 					"-D__LIBRETRO__",
 					"-DRARCH_MOBILE",
 					"-std=gnu99",
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "";
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = YES;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu99;
+				GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = 2;
 				GCC_WARN_ABOUT_RETURN_TYPE = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@
 					"-DHAVE_GLSL",
 					"-DINLINE=inline",
 					"-DLSB_FIRST",
-					"-DHAVE_THREAD",
+					"-DHAVE_THREADS",
 					"-D__LIBRETRO__",
 					"-DRARCH_MOBILE",
 					"-std=gnu99",
diff --git a/audio/sinc_neon.S b/audio/sinc_neon.S
index 435478abba..b1d1d45379 100644
--- a/audio/sinc_neon.S
+++ b/audio/sinc_neon.S
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
  */
 #if defined(__ARM_NEON__) || defined(HAVE_NEON)
 
+#ifndef __MACH__
 .arm
+#endif
 .align 4
 .globl process_sinc_neon_asm
 .globl _process_sinc_neon_asm
diff --git a/audio/utils_neon.S b/audio/utils_neon.S
index 13c8c43a5c..3c6238034e 100644
--- a/audio/utils_neon.S
+++ b/audio/utils_neon.S
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
  */
 #if defined(__ARM_NEON__) || defined(HAVE_NEON)
 
+#ifndef __MACH__
 .arm
+#endif
 
 .align 4
 .globl audio_convert_s16_float_asm