diff --git a/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
index ff63cc07c..dfa46be52 100644
--- a/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function(compile_xib)
     endif()
 
     # Default args taken from Xcode 9 when it generates a nib from a xib
-    set(DEFAULT_ARGS --errors --warnings --notices --module cocoa --auto-activate-custom-fonts --target-device mac --minimum-deployment-target ${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} --output-format human-readable-text)
+    set(DEFAULT_ARGS --errors --warnings --notices --module cocoa --auto-activate-custom-fonts --target-device mac --output-format human-readable-text)
 
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT "${THIS_OUTPUT}"
         COMMAND "${IBTOOL}" ${DEFAULT_ARGS} "${THIS_INPUT}" --compile "${THIS_OUTPUT}"