diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6cca146322b5..1f4e8e3318d8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3001,9 +3001,9 @@ case $_backend in
 		append_var LIBS "-lobjc -framework UIKit -framework CoreGraphics -framework OpenGLES"
 		append_var LIBS "-framework QuartzCore -framework CoreFoundation -framework Foundation"
 		append_var LIBS "-framework AudioToolbox -framework CoreAudio"
-		append_var LDFLAGS "-isysroot $SDKROOT -miphoneos-version-min=9.0 -arch armv7"
-		append_var CFLAGS "-isysroot $SDKROOT -miphoneos-version-min=9.0 -arch armv7"
-		append_var CXXFLAGS "-isysroot $SDKROOT -miphoneos-version-min=9.0 -arch armv7"
+		append_var LDFLAGS "-isysroot $SDKROOT -miphoneos-version-min=7.0 -arch armv7"
+		append_var CFLAGS "-isysroot $SDKROOT -miphoneos-version-min=7.0 -arch armv7"
+		append_var CXXFLAGS "-isysroot $SDKROOT -miphoneos-version-min=7.0 -arch armv7"
 		;;
 	linuxmoto)
 		append_var DEFINES "-DLINUXMOTO"
diff --git a/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp b/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
index c0a1ff09fd7c..5c85e43943f9 100644
--- a/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
+++ b/devtools/create_project/xcode.cpp
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ void XcodeProvider::setupBuildConfiguration(const BuildSetup &setup) {
 	ADD_SETTING(iPhone_Debug, "PREBINDING", "NO");
 	ADD_SETTING(iPhone_Debug, "PRODUCT_NAME", PROJECT_DESCRIPTION);
 	ADD_SETTING(iPhone_Debug, "PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER", "\"org.scummvm.${PRODUCT_NAME}\"");
-	ADD_SETTING(iPhone_Debug, "IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET", "9.0");
+	ADD_SETTING(iPhone_Debug, "IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET", "7.0");
 	//ADD_SETTING_QUOTE(iPhone_Debug, "PROVISIONING_PROFILE", "EF590570-5FAC-4346-9071-D609DE2B28D8");
 	ADD_SETTING_QUOTE_VAR(iPhone_Debug, "PROVISIONING_PROFILE[sdk=iphoneos*]", "");
 	ADD_SETTING(iPhone_Debug, "SDKROOT", "iphoneos");