diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e3a2b98b0..dc9025dde 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1573,8 +1573,12 @@ impl Build {
                         if let Some(arch) =
                             map_darwin_target_from_rust_to_compiler_architecture(target)
                         {
-                            cmd.args
-                                .push(format!("--target={}-apple-ios13.0-macabi", arch).into());
+                            let deployment_target = env::var("IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET")
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|_| "13.0".into());
+                            cmd.args.push(
+                                format!("--target={}-apple-ios{}-macabi", arch, deployment_target)
+                                    .into(),
+                            );
                         }
                     } else if target.contains("ios-sim") {
                         if let Some(arch) =