diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45745abe..3d53e049 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ else()
     set(ARCH_FLAG "")
   elseif(PPC64LE)
     set(ARCH_FLAG "-mcpu=${ARCH}")
+  elseif(IOS AND ARCH STREQUAL "arm64")
+    message(STATUS "IOS: Changing arch from arm64 to armv8")
+    set(ARCH_FLAG "-march=armv8")
   else()
     set(ARCH_FLAG "-march=${ARCH}")
   endif()