diff --git a/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 654d0291d0..298a1f06c3 100644
--- a/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apple/RetroArch_iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = ../;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 6.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 5.1;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				OTHER_CFLAGS = (
 					"-DHAVE_CAMERA",
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = ../;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 6.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 5.1;
 				OTHER_CFLAGS = (
 					"-DNS_BLOCK_ASSERTIONS=1",
 					"-DNDEBUG",
diff --git a/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m b/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
index 2d5c78f5ee..a6608f4374 100644
--- a/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
+++ b/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void apple_gamecontroller_poll(GCController* controller)
    if (!controller || controller.playerIndex == MAX_PLAYERS)
       return;
  
-   uint32_t slot = controller.playerIndex;
+   uint32_t slot = (uint32_t)controller.playerIndex;
    g_current_input_data.pad_buttons[slot] = 0;
    memset(g_current_input_data.pad_axis[slot], 0, sizeof(g_current_input_data.pad_axis[0]));
  
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void apple_gamecontroller_disconnect(GCController* controller)
    if (controller.playerIndex == GCControllerPlayerIndexUnset)
       return;
    
-   apple_joypad_disconnect(controller.playerIndex);
+   apple_joypad_disconnect((uint32_t)(controller.playerIndex));
 }
 
 void apple_gamecontroller_init(void)