diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 26bb63feacf..687b12d5a48 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4144,9 +4144,9 @@ if test -z "$CPP"; then
 fi
 if test -z "$CXX"; then
 	case "$host" in
-		aarch64-apple-ios*-simulator) CXX=arm64-apple-ios-simulator-clang ;;
-		aarch64-apple-ios*)           CXX=arm64-apple-ios-clang ;;
-		x86_64-apple-ios*-simulator)  CXX=x86_64-apple-ios-simulator-clang ;;
+		aarch64-apple-ios*-simulator) CXX=arm64-apple-ios-simulator-clang++ ;;
+		aarch64-apple-ios*)           CXX=arm64-apple-ios-clang++ ;;
+		x86_64-apple-ios*-simulator)  CXX=x86_64-apple-ios-simulator-clang++ ;;
 		*)
 	esac
 fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dc76c446aa8..525662de5b8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ if test -z "$CPP"; then
 fi
 if test -z "$CXX"; then
 	case "$host" in
-		aarch64-apple-ios*-simulator) CXX=arm64-apple-ios-simulator-clang ;;
-		aarch64-apple-ios*)           CXX=arm64-apple-ios-clang ;;
-		x86_64-apple-ios*-simulator)  CXX=x86_64-apple-ios-simulator-clang ;;
+		aarch64-apple-ios*-simulator) CXX=arm64-apple-ios-simulator-clang++ ;;
+		aarch64-apple-ios*)           CXX=arm64-apple-ios-clang++ ;;
+		x86_64-apple-ios*-simulator)  CXX=x86_64-apple-ios-simulator-clang++ ;;
 		*)
 	esac
 fi