diff --git a/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c b/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
index 2d2e0b5f38..2c92b0f920 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
@@ -322,8 +322,12 @@ gst_vtdec_create_session (GstVtdec * vtdec)
   videoDecoderSpecification =
       CFDictionaryCreateMutable (NULL, 0, &kCFTypeDictionaryKeyCallBacks,
       &kCFTypeDictionaryValueCallBacks);
+
+  /* This is the default on iOS and the key does not exist there */
+#ifndef HAVE_IOS
   gst_vtutil_dict_set_boolean (videoDecoderSpecification,
       kVTVideoDecoderSpecification_EnableHardwareAcceleratedVideoDecoder, TRUE);
+#endif
 
   output_image_buffer_attrs =
       CFDictionaryCreateMutable (NULL, 0, &kCFTypeDictionaryKeyCallBacks,