diff --git a/ext/gl/Makefile.am b/ext/gl/Makefile.am
index 11734bfb2b..eb31aeb6c1 100644
--- a/ext/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ endif
 libgstopengl_la_OBJCFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs \
+	-fobjc-arc \
 	$(GST_OBJCFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m b/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m
index a362f6a8ea..c4f3e7e4a6 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m
+++ b/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ didOutputSampleBuffer:(CMSampleBufferRef)sampleBuffer
 
 @end
 
+#if HAVE_IOS
+
 static AVCaptureDeviceType GstAVFVideoSourceDeviceType2AVCaptureDeviceType(GstAVFVideoSourceDeviceType deviceType) {
   switch (deviceType) {
     case GST_AVF_VIDEO_SOURCE_DEVICE_TYPE_BUILT_IN_WIDE_ANGLE_CAMERA:
@@ -281,6 +283,8 @@ static AVCaptureVideoOrientation GstAVFVideoSourceOrientation2AVCaptureVideoOrie
   }
 }
 
+#endif
+
 @implementation GstAVFVideoSrcImpl
 
 @synthesize deviceIndex, position, orientation, deviceType, doStats,
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ static AVCaptureVideoOrientation GstAVFVideoSourceOrientation2AVCaptureVideoOrie
   NSError *err;
 
   if (deviceIndex == DEFAULT_DEVICE_INDEX) {
+#ifdef HAVE_IOS
     if (deviceType != DEFAULT_DEVICE_TYPE && position != DEFAULT_POSITION) {
       device = [AVCaptureDevice
                 defaultDeviceWithDeviceType:GstAVFVideoSourceDeviceType2AVCaptureDeviceType(deviceType)
@@ -340,6 +345,9 @@ static AVCaptureVideoOrientation GstAVFVideoSourceOrientation2AVCaptureVideoOrie
     } else {
       device = [AVCaptureDevice defaultDeviceWithMediaType:mediaType];
     }
+#else
+      device = [AVCaptureDevice defaultDeviceWithMediaType:mediaType];
+#endif
     if (device == nil) {
       GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (element, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
                           ("No video capture devices found"), (NULL));
@@ -434,8 +442,10 @@ static AVCaptureVideoOrientation GstAVFVideoSourceOrientation2AVCaptureVideoOrie
 
     /* retained by session */
     connection = [[output connections] firstObject];
+#ifdef HAVE_IOS
     if (orientation != DEFAULT_ORIENTATION)
       connection.videoOrientation = GstAVFVideoSourceOrientation2AVCaptureVideoOrientation(orientation);
+#endif
     inputClock = ((AVCaptureInputPort *)connection.inputPorts[0]).clock;
 
     *successPtr = YES;