diff --git a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf
index 262a8f18894..8d46f35201c 100644
--- a/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/macx-ios-clang/features/default_post.prf
@@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ macx-xcode {
     QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES += copy_image
     launch_images.files = $$copy_image.output
     QMAKE_BUNDLE_DATA += launch_images
+
+    !c++11 {
+        # Explicitly use libstdc++ if C++11 support is not enabled,
+        # as otherwise Xcode will choose the compiler default based
+        # on the deployment target, which for iOS 7 is libc++. This
+        # breaks compilation since Qt was built against libstdc++.
+        QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libstdc++
+        QMAKE_LFLAGS   += -stdlib=libstdc++
+    }
 }
 
 macx-xcode {