diff --git a/src/media/system_codec_container.cpp b/src/media/system_codec_container.cpp
index fbd46db19632119b0c738d8b0af3fae63e5acb25..4fbf374d474d023d231681e856f47a96cbc58ea6 100644
--- a/src/media/system_codec_container.cpp
+++ b/src/media/system_codec_container.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ SystemCodecContainer::initCodecConfig()
 bool
 SystemCodecContainer::setActiveH265()
 {
+#if (defined(TARGET_OS_IOS) && TARGET_OS_IOS)
+    removeCodecByName("H265");
+    return false;
+#endif
+
     auto apiName = MediaEncoder::testH265Accel();
     if (apiName != "") {
         JAMI_WARN("Found a usable accelerated H265/HEVC codec: %s, enabling.", apiName.c_str());