diff --git a/test/ios/ios-tests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/test/ios/ios-tests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 9eaa60f6c1d..54a4b89979e 100644
--- a/test/ios/ios-tests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/test/ios/ios-tests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					../../build/ios/pkg/static,
 				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "-ObjC";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 				WRAPPER_EXTENSION = app;
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					../../build/ios/pkg/static,
 				);
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "-ObjC";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 				WRAPPER_EXTENSION = app;