diff --git a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf
index f1f23dd7160..38889150c88 100644
--- a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 
-# In case the user sets the SDK manually
-contains(QMAKE_MAC_SDK, ^iphonesimulator.*) {
-    iphonesimulator_and_iphoneos: \
-        error("iOS simulator is handled automatically for iphonesimulator_and_iphoneos")
-
-    CONFIG += iphonesimulator
-}
-
-iphonesimulator_and_iphoneos:iphonesimulator: \
-    QMAKE_MAC_SDK ~= s,^iphoneos,iphonesimulator,
+load(sdk)
 
 # Resolve config so we don't need to use CONFIG() later on
 CONFIG(iphonesimulator, iphonesimulator|iphoneos) {
diff --git a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/sdk.prf b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/sdk.prf
index 607a71bb262..003789b5be1 100644
--- a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/sdk.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/sdk.prf
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# In case the user sets the SDK manually
+contains(QMAKE_MAC_SDK, ^iphonesimulator.*) {
+    iphonesimulator_and_iphoneos: \
+        error("iOS simulator is handled automatically for iphonesimulator_and_iphoneos")
+
+    CONFIG += iphonesimulator
+}
+
+iphonesimulator_and_iphoneos:iphonesimulator: \
+    QMAKE_MAC_SDK ~= s,^iphoneos,iphonesimulator,
+
 load(sdk)
 
 lessThan(QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION, "8.0"): \