diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a78472a7cd..4063020552 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
     set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "Debug" "Release")
 endif()
 
+# This block, particularly the versions used, should be kept in sync with
+# samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt.
 if(APPLE AND NOT CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
     # If no deployment target has been set default to the minimum supported
     # OS version (this has to be set before the first project() call)
diff --git a/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f64044812..7e1333f4fe 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
 # Declare the minimum required CMake version
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
+if(APPLE AND NOT CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+    # If no deployment target has been set default to the minimum supported
+    # OS version (this has to be set before the first project() call)
+    if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "iOS")
+        set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 12.0 CACHE STRING "iOS Deployment Target")
+    else()
+        set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.10 CACHE STRING "macOS Deployment Target")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # Name the project
 project(minimal)