diff --git a/.github/workflows/base.yml b/.github/workflows/base.yml
index 0e2ad1b..b773680 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         target:
           - native_dyn
+          - iOS_armv7
+          - iOS_arm64
     runs-on: macos-latest
     env:
       SSH_KEY: /tmp/id_rsa
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
index 4278922..995ae03 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ class MesonBuilder(Builder):
             buildEnv=self.buildEnv,
             cross_option=cross_option
         )
+        context.force_native_build = True
         run_command(command, self.source_path, context, buildEnv=self.buildEnv, cross_env_only=True)
 
     def _compile(self, context):
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py b/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py
index df08374..d353e90 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/platforms/ios.py
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ class iOSPlatformInfo(PlatformInfo):
             'root_path': self.root_path,
             'binaries': self.binaries,
             'exe_wrapper_def': '',
-            'extra_libs': ['-fembed-bitcode', '-isysroot', self.root_path, '-arch', self.arch, '-miphoneos-version-min=9.0', '-stdlib=libc++'],
-            'extra_cflags': ['-fembed-bitcode', '-isysroot', self.root_path, '-arch', self.arch, '-miphoneos-version-min=9.0', '-stdlib=libc++', '-I{}'.format(pj(self.buildEnv.install_dir, 'include'))],
+            'extra_libs': ['-fembed-bitcode', '-isysroot', self.root_path, '-miphoneos-version-min=9.0', '-stdlib=libc++'],
+            'extra_cflags': ['-fembed-bitcode', '-isysroot', self.root_path, '-miphoneos-version-min=9.0', '-stdlib=libc++', '-I{}'.format(pj(self.buildEnv.install_dir, 'include'))],
             'host_machine': {
                 'system': 'Darwin',
                 'lsystem': 'darwin',
-                'cpu_family': self.arch,
+                'cpu_family': self.meson_arch,
                 'cpu': self.cpu,
                 'endian': '',
                 'abi': ''
@@ -79,24 +79,27 @@ class iOSPlatformInfo(PlatformInfo):
 class iOSArmv7(iOSPlatformInfo):
     name = 'iOS_armv7'
     arch = cpu = 'armv7'
+    meson_arch = 'arm'
     arch_full =  'arm-apple-darwin'
     sdk_name = 'iphoneos'
 
 class iOSArm64(iOSPlatformInfo):
     name = 'iOS_arm64'
     arch = cpu = 'arm64'
+    meson_arch = 'aarch64'
     arch_full =  'aarch64-apple-darwin'
     sdk_name = 'iphoneos'
 
 class iOSi386(iOSPlatformInfo):
     name = 'iOS_i386'
     arch = cpu = 'i386'
+    meson_arch = 'x86'
     arch_full =  'i386-apple-darwin'
     sdk_name = 'iphonesimulator'
 
 class iOSx64(iOSPlatformInfo):
     name = 'iOS_x86_64'
-    arch = cpu = 'x86_64'
+    arch = cpu = meson_arch = 'x86_64'
     arch_full =  'x86_64-apple-darwin'
     sdk_name = 'iphonesimulator'