diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
index 7f14fcbce5..8f5b062689 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ static void frontend_darwin_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dir.sram, home_dir_buf, "saves", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.sram));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dir.savestate, home_dir_buf, "states", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.savestate));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dir.remap, home_dir_buf, "remaps", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.remap));
+#if defined(IOS)
+   fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dir.playlist, home_dir_buf, "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.playlist));
+#endif
 #if defined(OSX)
     char application_data_root_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
     char application_data[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];