diff --git a/ios/cmake/Modules/Platform/iOS.cmake b/ios/cmake/Modules/Platform/iOS.cmake
index e8389798bb..4ef75e7f15 100644
--- a/ios/cmake/Modules/Platform/iOS.cmake
+++ b/ios/cmake/Modules/Platform/iOS.cmake
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set (CMAKE_CXX_OSX_CURRENT_VERSION_FLAG "${CMAKE_C_OSX_CURRENT_VERSION_FLAG}")
 set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-headerpad_max_install_names -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
 
-set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer")
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-DNDEBUG -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffast-math")
 
 if (HAVE_FLAG_SEARCH_PATHS_FIRST)
 	set (CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,-search_paths_first ${CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS}")