diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de162e206a..0d9a0e92db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -523,14 +523,15 @@ endfunction()
 # Put these BEFORE EXTERNALS or Boost WILL die
 # =============================================
 if (APPLE)
-    foreach(fw Carbon Metal Cocoa IOKit CoreVideo CoreMedia Security UniformTypeIdentifiers)
+    if (IOS)
+        set(_libs Metal IOKit CoreVideo CoreMedia Security UniformTypeIdentifiers)
+    else()
+        set(_libs Carbon Metal Cocoa IOKit CoreVideo CoreMedia Security UniformTypeIdentifiers)
+    endif()
+    foreach(fw ${_libs})
         find_library(${fw}_LIBRARY ${fw} REQUIRED)
         list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBRARIES ${${fw}_LIBRARY})
     endforeach()
-    if (IOS)
-        find_library(objc_LIBRARY objc REQUIRED)
-        list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBRARIES ${objc_LIBRARY})
-    endif()
 elseif (WIN32)
     # Target Windows 10
     add_compile_definitions(_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00 WINVER=0x0A00)