diff --git a/legacy/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/legacy/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7741ab46e..61fcca661 100644
--- a/legacy/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/legacy/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_LAUNCHIMAGE_NAME = LaunchImage;
+				ENABLE_BITCODE = ::if (ENABLE_BITCODE)::YES::else::NO::end::;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					::foreach frameworkSearchPaths:: "\"::__current__::\"",
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_LAUNCHIMAGE_NAME = LaunchImage;
+				ENABLE_BITCODE = ::if (ENABLE_BITCODE)::YES::else::NO::end::;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					::foreach frameworkSearchPaths:: "\"::__current__::\"",
diff --git a/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx b/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
index 0c15db677..6c269f631 100644
--- a/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
+++ b/lime/tools/platforms/IOSPlatform.hx
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class IOSPlatform extends PlatformTarget {
 			
 		}
 		
+		context.ENABLE_BITCODE = (project.config.getFloat ("ios.deployment", 5.1) >= 6);
 		context.IOS_COMPILER = project.config.getString ("ios.compiler", "clang");
 		context.CPP_BUILD_LIBRARY = project.config.getString ("cpp.buildLibrary", "hxcpp");
 		
diff --git a/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7741ab46e..61fcca661 100644
--- a/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/templates/iphone/PROJ.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_LAUNCHIMAGE_NAME = LaunchImage;
+				ENABLE_BITCODE = ::if (ENABLE_BITCODE)::YES::else::NO::end::;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					::foreach frameworkSearchPaths:: "\"::__current__::\"",
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_LAUNCHIMAGE_NAME = LaunchImage;
+				ENABLE_BITCODE = ::if (ENABLE_BITCODE)::YES::else::NO::end::;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					::foreach frameworkSearchPaths:: "\"::__current__::\"",