diff --git a/include/SDL_config_iphoneos.h b/include/SDL_config_iphoneos.h
index 42b4a5d210..7cd7b6f3b7 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config_iphoneos.h
+++ b/include/SDL_config_iphoneos.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 #define HAVE_NANOSLEEP  1
 #define HAVE_SYSCONF    1
 #define HAVE_SYSCTLBYNAME 1
+#define HAVE_O_CLOEXEC 1
 
 /* enable iPhone version of Core Audio driver */
 #define SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER_COREAUDIO 1
diff --git a/src/SDL_internal.h b/src/SDL_internal.h
index c06a4773ae..369128237d 100644
--- a/src/SDL_internal.h
+++ b/src/SDL_internal.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 #include "SDL_config.h"
 
-#ifndef HAVE_O_CLOEXEC
+#if !defined(O_CLOEXEC) && !defined(HAVE_O_CLOEXEC)
 #define O_CLOEXEC                       0
 #endif