diff --git a/platforms/ios/run_tests.py b/platforms/ios/run_tests.py
index de302c2bfe..12603b2226 100755
--- a/platforms/ios/run_tests.py
+++ b/platforms/ios/run_tests.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import glob, re, os, os.path, shutil, string, sys, argparse, traceback, multiprocessing
 from subprocess import check_call, check_output, CalledProcessError
 
-IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='8.0'  # default, can be changed via command line options or environment variable
+IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='9.0'  # default, can be changed via command line options or environment variable
 
 def execute(cmd, cwd = None):
     print("Executing: %s in %s" % (cmd, cwd), file=sys.stderr)