diff --git a/mkspecs/common/ios.conf b/mkspecs/common/ios.conf
index 4c1c1f093dd..5ff2f9b4164 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/ios.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/ios.conf
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ INCLUDEPATH            += $$PWD/ios
 
 # iOS defines
 DEFINES                += DARWIN_NO_CARBON QT_NO_CORESERVICES QT_NO_PRINTER QT_NO_PRINTDIALOG
+
+# Universal target (iPhone and iPad)
+QMAKE_IOS_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = 1,2
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/ios/default_post.prf b/mkspecs/features/ios/default_post.prf
index e4221e4b656..f5e7b3c02db 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/ios/default_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/ios/default_post.prf
@@ -34,4 +34,10 @@ gui_app {
     }
 }
 
+contains(MAKEFILE_GENERATOR, XCODE) {
+    ios_device_family.name = TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY
+    ios_device_family.value = $$QMAKE_IOS_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY
+    QMAKE_MAC_XCODE_SETTINGS += ios_device_family
+}
+
 load(default_post)