diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
index 807f201340d..a9ed0059e6d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ if (is_win) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (is_mac) {
+  if (is_mac || is_ios) {
     if (symbol_level == 2) {
       # Mac dead code stripping requires symbols.
       common_optimize_on_ldflags += [ "-Wl,-dead_strip" ]