diff --git a/sys/ios-sdk.sh b/sys/ios-sdk.sh
index 3666e7f084..c1f8ea67b5 100755
--- a/sys/ios-sdk.sh
+++ b/sys/ios-sdk.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export USE_IOS_STATIC=0
 
 if [ "${EMBED_BITCODE}" = 1 ]; then
 	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fembed-bitcode"
+	export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fembed-bitcode"
 fi
 
 iosConfigure() {
diff --git a/sys/ios-simulator.sh b/sys/ios-simulator.sh
index 8856f92a7a..4007bb4d35 100755
--- a/sys/ios-simulator.sh
+++ b/sys/ios-simulator.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export CC="$(pwd)/sys/ios-sdk-gcc"
 export IOSVER=10.2
 export IOSINC=/
 #$(pwd)/sys/ios-include
-export CFLAGS=-O2
+export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -O2"
 export USE_SIMULATOR=1
 export RANLIB="xcrun --sdk iphoneos ranlib"