diff --git a/project/lib/sdl-files.xml b/project/lib/sdl-files.xml
index b91334315..291a15352 100644
--- a/project/lib/sdl-files.xml
+++ b/project/lib/sdl-files.xml
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@
 
         <section if="mac">
 
+            <compilerflag value="-fobjc-arc" />
             <file name="${NATIVE_TOOLKIT_PATH}/sdl/src/audio/coreaudio/SDL_coreaudio.m" />
             <file name="${NATIVE_TOOLKIT_PATH}/sdl/src/file/cocoa/SDL_rwopsbundlesupport.m" />
             <file name="${NATIVE_TOOLKIT_PATH}/sdl/src/filesystem/cocoa/SDL_sysfilesystem.m" />
@@ -529,6 +530,7 @@
 
         <section if="ios || tvos">
 
+            <compilerflag value="-fobjc-arc" />
             <file name="${NATIVE_TOOLKIT_PATH}/sdl/src/audio/coreaudio/SDL_coreaudio.m" />
             <file name="${NATIVE_TOOLKIT_PATH}/sdl/src/file/cocoa/SDL_rwopsbundlesupport.m" />
             <file name="${NATIVE_TOOLKIT_PATH}/sdl/src/filesystem/cocoa/SDL_sysfilesystem.m" />