diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6eb2b4617..32b8d14a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ IF(APPLE AND NOT ANDROID)
     #set iphone arch and flags taken from http://sites.google.com/site/michaelsafyan/coding/resources/how-to-guides/cross-compile-for-the-iphone/how-to-cross-compile-for-the-iphone-using-cmake
     IF(OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE)
       IF(${IPHONE_VERSION_MIN} LESS "7.0")
-	SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "armv6;armv7" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for iOS" FORCE)
+        SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "armv6;armv7" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for iOS" FORCE)
       ELSE()
-	SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "armv7;armv7s;arm64" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for iOS" FORCE)
+        SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "armv7;armv7s;arm64" CACHE STRING "Build architectures for iOS" FORCE)
       ENDIF()
 
     ELSE()
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ IF(APPLE)
             SET (IPHONE_SDKROOT "${IPHONE_DEVROOT}/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator${IPHONE_SDKVER}.sdk")
         ENDIF()
 
+        SET (IPHONE_ENABLE_BITCODE "NO" CACHE STRING "IOS Enable Bitcode")
+
         # Apple iOS: Find OpenGLES
         FIND_LIBRARY(OPENGLES_LIBRARY OpenGLES)
     ELSE ()
diff --git a/CMakeModules/OsgMacroUtils.cmake b/CMakeModules/OsgMacroUtils.cmake
index 4ef1ce135..506dd2225 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/OsgMacroUtils.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/OsgMacroUtils.cmake
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ MACRO(SETUP_LIBRARY LIB_NAME)
         )
         SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER "OSG Core")
         IF(APPLE)
+            IF(OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE OR OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE_SIMULATOR)
+                SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_BITCODE ${IPHONE_ENABLE_BITCODE})
+            ENDIF()
             SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_WARNING_CFLAGS "")
         ENDIF()
         IF(TARGET_LABEL)
@@ -333,6 +336,9 @@ MACRO(SETUP_PLUGIN PLUGIN_NAME)
     SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${TARGET_TARGETNAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER "Plugins")
     IF(APPLE)
         SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${TARGET_TARGETNAME} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_WARNING_CFLAGS "")
+        IF(OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE OR OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE_SIMULATOR)
+            SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${TARGET_TARGETNAME} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_BITCODE ${IPHONE_ENABLE_BITCODE})
+        ENDIF()
     ENDIF()
     SETUP_LINK_LIBRARIES()
 
@@ -423,6 +429,9 @@ MACRO(SETUP_EXE IS_COMMANDLINE_APP)
 
     IF(APPLE)
         SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${TARGET_TARGETNAME} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_WARNING_CFLAGS "")
+        IF(OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE OR OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE_SIMULATOR)
+            SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${TARGET_TARGETNAME} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_BITCODE ${IPHONE_ENABLE_BITCODE})
+        ENDIF()
     ENDIF()
 
     SETUP_LINK_LIBRARIES()
diff --git a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/CMakeLists.txt
index 56213b680..77eddf913 100644
--- a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ ELSE()
           SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES VERSION ${OPENTHREADS_VERSION} SOVERSION ${OPENTHREADS_SOVERSION})
     ENDIF()
 
+    IF(APPLE)
+        IF(OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE OR OSG_BUILD_PLATFORM_IPHONE_SIMULATOR)
+            SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_ENABLE_BITCODE ${IPHONE_ENABLE_BITCODE})
+        ENDIF()
+    ENDIF()
 
     SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES_SAFE}")