diff --git a/cmake/QtAutoDetectHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtAutoDetectHelpers.cmake
index 95c9111594b..150a3470598 100644
--- a/cmake/QtAutoDetectHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtAutoDetectHelpers.cmake
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ function(qt_auto_detect_darwin)
                 # macOS
                 set(version "12.0")
             elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL iOS)
-                set(version "14.0")
+                set(version "16.0")
             endif()
             if(version)
                 set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "${version}" CACHE STRING "${description}")
diff --git a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/qmake.conf
index 683e2b255d0..e2cd9e84c1e 100644
--- a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/qmake.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # qmake configuration for macx-ios-clang
 #
 
-QMAKE_IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0
+QMAKE_IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0
 
 # Universal target (iPhone and iPad)
 QMAKE_APPLE_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = 1,2