diff --git a/build-ios.sh b/build-ios.sh
index d9010aff..751fc698 100755
--- a/build-ios.sh
+++ b/build-ios.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 PLATFORM_IOS=/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/
 PLATFORM_IOS_SIM=/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/
 SDK_IOS_VERSION="4.1"
+MIN_IOS_VERSION="3.0"
 
 mkdir -p "build-ios"
 pushd "build-ios"
 export CC="${PLATFORM_IOS}"/Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.2
-export CFLAGS="-arch armv6 -isysroot ${PLATFORM_IOS}/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS${SDK_IOS_VERSION}.sdk/"
+export CFLAGS="-arch armv6 -isysroot ${PLATFORM_IOS}/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS${SDK_IOS_VERSION}.sdk/ -miphoneos-version-min=${MIN_IOS_VERSION}"
 ../configure --host=arm-apple-darwin10 && make
 popd