diff --git a/examples/whisper.objc/whisper.objc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/examples/whisper.objc/whisper.objc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index d0ab4913..ca93ff98 100644
--- a/examples/whisper.objc/whisper.objc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/examples/whisper.objc/whisper.objc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
 				);
 				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0;
 				MTL_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "";
+				OTHER_CFLAGS = "-DGGML_USE_CPU=ON";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.ggerganov.whisper-objc";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SWIFT_EMIT_LOC_STRINGS = YES;
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@
 				);
 				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0;
 				MTL_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "";
+				OTHER_CFLAGS = "-DGGML_USE_CPU=ON";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.ggerganov.whisper-objc";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SWIFT_EMIT_LOC_STRINGS = YES;