diff --git a/waku.nimble b/waku.nimble
index 0a59a07b3..e113a5177 100644
--- a/waku.nimble
+++ b/waku.nimble
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ proc buildMobileIOS(srcDir = ".", params = "") =
     mkDir vendorObjDir
 
   let clangBase = "clang -arch " & iosArch & " -isysroot " & sdkPath &
-      " -mios-version-min=14.0 -fembed-bitcode -fPIC -O2"
+      " -mios-version-min=18.0 -fembed-bitcode -fPIC -O2"
 
   # Generate C sources from Nim (no linking)
   exec "nim c" &