diff --git a/ios/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 3c3b249c0e..d2b1116807 100644
--- a/ios/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/RetroArch.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
 				GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER = YES;
 				GCC_PREFIX_HEADER = "RetroArch/RetroArch-Prefix.pch";
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "RetroArch/RetroArch-Info.plist";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 6.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 6.1;
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"\"$(SRCROOT)\"",
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@
 				GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER = YES;
 				GCC_PREFIX_HEADER = "RetroArch/RetroArch-Prefix.pch";
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "RetroArch/RetroArch-Info.plist";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 6.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 6.1;
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"\"$(SRCROOT)\"",
diff --git a/ios/RetroArch/RADirectoryList.m b/ios/RetroArch/RADirectoryList.m
index 9a82d214e7..a25cb9c2d3 100644
--- a/ios/RetroArch/RADirectoryList.m
+++ b/ios/RetroArch/RADirectoryList.m
@@ -46,11 +46,14 @@ static NSString* check_path(NSString* path)
 {
    path = check_path(path);
 
-   NSString* coverDir = path ? [path stringByAppendingPathComponent:@".coverart"] : nil;
-   if (coverDir && ra_ios_is_directory(coverDir) && ra_ios_is_file([coverDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"template.png"]))
-      return [[RADirectoryGrid alloc] initWithPath:path filter:regex];
-   else
-      return [[RADirectoryList alloc] initWithPath:path filter:regex];
+   if ([UICollectionViewController instancesRespondToSelector:@selector(initWithCollectionViewLayout:)])
+   {
+      NSString* coverDir = path ? [path stringByAppendingPathComponent:@".coverart"] : nil;
+      if (coverDir && ra_ios_is_directory(coverDir) && ra_ios_is_file([coverDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"template.png"]))
+         return [[RADirectoryGrid alloc] initWithPath:path filter:regex];
+   }
+
+   return [[RADirectoryList alloc] initWithPath:path filter:regex];
 }
 
 - (id)initWithPath:(NSString*)path filter:(NSRegularExpression*)regex