diff --git a/iosbuild.sh b/iosbuild.sh
index d0fb5572..859aa348 100755
--- a/iosbuild.sh
+++ b/iosbuild.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ DEMUXLIBLIST=''
 if [[ -z "${SDK}" ]]; then
   echo "iOS SDK not available"
   exit 1
-elif [[ ${SDK%%.*} -gt 8 ]]; then
+elif [[ ${SDK%%.*} -gt 8 && "${XCODE%%.*}" -lt 16 ]]; then
   EXTRA_CFLAGS="-fembed-bitcode"
 elif [[ ${SDK%%.*} -le 6 ]]; then
   echo "You need iOS SDK version 6.0 or above"
diff --git a/xcframeworkbuild.sh b/xcframeworkbuild.sh
index 14b987d4..a54b449b 100755
--- a/xcframeworkbuild.sh
+++ b/xcframeworkbuild.sh
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ for (( i = 0; i < $NUM_PLATFORMS; ++i )); do
     CFLAGS="-pipe -isysroot ${SDKROOT} -O3 -DNDEBUG"
     case "${PLATFORM}" in
       iPhone*)
-        CFLAGS+=" -fembed-bitcode"
+        if [[ "${XCODE%%.*}" -lt 16 ]]; then
+          CFLAGS+=" -fembed-bitcode"
+        fi
         CFLAGS+=" -target ${ARCH}-apple-ios${IOS_MIN_VERSION}"
         [[ "${PLATFORM}" == *Simulator* ]] && CFLAGS+="-simulator"
         ;;