diff --git a/tools/mkspecs/iphonesimulator-g++42/qmake.conf b/tools/mkspecs/iphonesimulator-g++42/qmake.conf
index d86bf43a79..4f4a622bae 100644
--- a/tools/mkspecs/iphonesimulator-g++42/qmake.conf
+++ b/tools/mkspecs/iphonesimulator-g++42/qmake.conf
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ TEMPLATE                  = app
 CONFIG                   += x86 hide_symbols warn_on dwarf2 app_bundle incremental global_init_link_order lib_version_first plugin_no_soname link_prl
 QMAKE_INCREMENTAL_STYLE   = sublib
 
-QMAKE_CC                  = gcc-4.2 -std=c99
+QMAKE_CC                  = gcc-4.2
 QMAKE_CXX                 = g++-4.2
+QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CC        = $$QMAKE_CC -fobjc-abi-version=2 -fobjc-legacy-dispatch
 
 QMAKE_RESOURCE            = 
 
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ QMAKE_CFLAGS_WARN_ON      += -Wall -W
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_WARN_OFF     += -w
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE      += -O3
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_DEBUG        += -g
-QMAKE_CFLAGS_SHLIB        += -fPIC
-QMAKE_CFLAGS_STATIC_LIB   += -fPIC
+QMAKE_CFLAGS_SHLIB        += 
+QMAKE_CFLAGS_STATIC_LIB   += 
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_YACC         += -Wno-unused -Wno-parentheses
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_HIDESYMS     += -fvisibility=hidden
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_PRECOMPILE   += -x c-header -c ${QMAKE_PCH_INPUT} -o ${QMAKE_PCH_OUTPUT}