diff --git a/sys/applemedia/coremediactx.h b/sys/applemedia/coremediactx.h
index 4125ecdf56..0220b3e19b 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/coremediactx.h
+++ b/sys/applemedia/coremediactx.h
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define GST_IS_CORE_MEDIA_CTX_CLASS(klass) \
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_CORE_MEDIA_CTX))
 
-#define GST_DYN_SYM_SPEC(type, name) \
-  { G_STRINGIFY (name), G_STRUCT_OFFSET (type, name) }
-
 typedef struct _GstCoreMediaCtx GstCoreMediaCtx;
 typedef struct _GstCoreMediaCtxClass GstCoreMediaCtxClass;
 
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/cvapi.c b/sys/applemedia/cvapi.c
index 73186f8f5b..4307f07376 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/cvapi.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/cvapi.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ gst_cv_api_class_init (GstCVApiClass * klass)
 }
 
 #define SYM_SPEC(name) GST_DYN_SYM_SPEC (GstCVApi, name)
+#define SYM_SPEC_OPTIONAL(name) GST_DYN_SYM_SPEC_OPTIONAL (GstCVApi, name)
 
 GstCVApi *
 gst_cv_api_obtain (GError ** error)
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ gst_cv_api_obtain (GError ** error)
     SYM_SPEC (CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRowOfPlane),
     SYM_SPEC (CVPixelBufferGetHeight),
     SYM_SPEC (CVPixelBufferGetHeightOfPlane),
-    SYM_SPEC (CVPixelBufferGetIOSurface),
+    SYM_SPEC_OPTIONAL (CVPixelBufferGetIOSurface),
     SYM_SPEC (CVPixelBufferGetPlaneCount),
     SYM_SPEC (CVPixelBufferGetTypeID),
     SYM_SPEC (CVPixelBufferIsPlanar),
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/dynapi-internal.h b/sys/applemedia/dynapi-internal.h
index b584ea76b3..d6624d100a 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/dynapi-internal.h
+++ b/sys/applemedia/dynapi-internal.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct _GstDynSymSpec
 {
   const gchar * name;
   guint offset;
+  gboolean is_required;
 };
 
 gpointer _gst_dyn_api_new (GType derived_type, const gchar * filename,
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/dynapi.c b/sys/applemedia/dynapi.c
index 87ff10ccb6..139fabd66e 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/dynapi.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/dynapi.c
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ _gst_dyn_api_new (GType derived_type, const gchar * filename,
   names_not_found = g_array_new (TRUE, FALSE, sizeof (gchar *));
 
   for (i = 0; symbols[i].name != NULL; i++) {
-    if (!g_module_symbol (priv->module, symbols[i].name,
-            (gpointer *) (((guint8 *) api) + symbols[i].offset))) {
-      g_array_append_val (names_not_found, symbols[i].name);
+    const GstDynSymSpec *s = &symbols[i];
+    if (!g_module_symbol (priv->module, s->name,
+            (gpointer *) (((guint8 *) api) + s->offset)) && s->is_required) {
+      g_array_append_val (names_not_found, s->name);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/dynapi.h b/sys/applemedia/dynapi.h
index 2b125ba8c3..4be83b2c0e 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/dynapi.h
+++ b/sys/applemedia/dynapi.h
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_DYN_API))
 
 #define GST_DYN_SYM_SPEC(type, name) \
-  { G_STRINGIFY (name), G_STRUCT_OFFSET (type, name) }
+  { G_STRINGIFY (name), G_STRUCT_OFFSET (type, name), TRUE }
+#define GST_DYN_SYM_SPEC_OPTIONAL(type, name) \
+  { G_STRINGIFY (name), G_STRUCT_OFFSET (type, name), FALSE }
 
 typedef struct _GstDynApi GstDynApi;
 typedef struct _GstDynApiClass GstDynApiClass;