diff --git a/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
index 40eca6952..031165fa2 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class IOSPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 		var armv7s = (project.architectures.indexOf(Architecture.ARMV7S) > -1 && !project.targetFlags.exists("simulator"));
 		var arm64 = (command == "rebuild"
 			|| (project.architectures.indexOf(Architecture.ARM64) > -1 && !project.targetFlags.exists("simulator")));
-		var i386 = (command == "rebuild" || project.targetFlags.exists("simulator"));
+		var i386 = (project.architectures.indexOf(Architecture.X86) > -1 && project.targetFlags.exists("simulator"));
 		var x86_64 = (command == "rebuild" || project.targetFlags.exists("simulator"));
 
 		var arc = (project.targetFlags.exists("arc"));