diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef734ef..2fec924 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
 elseif (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Emscripten")
   set(TOKENIZERS_CPP_CARGO_TARGET wasm32-unknown-emscripten)
 elseif (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "iOS")
-  set(TOKENIZERS_CPP_CARGO_TARGET aarch64-apple-ios)
+  if (CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT MATCHES ".*iPhoneSimulator\\.platform.*")
+    if(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES MATCHES "x86_64")
+      set(TOKENIZERS_CPP_CARGO_TARGET x86_64-apple-ios)
+    else ()
+      set(TOKENIZERS_CPP_CARGO_TARGET aarch64-apple-ios-sim)
+    endif ()
+  else ()
+    set(TOKENIZERS_CPP_CARGO_TARGET aarch64-apple-ios)
+  endif ()
   # add extra dependency needed for rust tokenizer in iOS
   find_library(FOUNDATION_LIB Foundation)
   find_library(SECURITY_LIB Security)