diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_mac_objc.mm b/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_mac_objc.mm
index 798307f8ab..1a2b047041 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_mac_objc.mm
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_mac_objc.mm
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ QAppleOperatingSystemVersion qt_apple_os_version()
     // Use temporary variables so we can return 0.0.0 (unknown version)
     // in case of an error partway through determining the OS version
     qint32 major = 0, minor = 0, patch = 0;
+#if QT_MAC_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET_BELOW(__MAC_10_10, __IPHONE_8_0)
 #if defined(Q_OS_IOS)
     @autoreleasepool {
         NSArray *parts = [UIDevice.currentDevice.systemVersion componentsSeparatedByString:@"."];
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ QAppleOperatingSystemVersion qt_apple_os_version()
         return v;
     if (pGestalt('sys3', &patch) != 0)
         return v;
+#endif
 #endif
     v.major = major;
     v.minor = minor;