diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d799c71f1..66d9ced4d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ OPTION ( BUILD_DOCS
   OFF
 )
 
+IF (IOS)
+	IF (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+ 		SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
+	ENDIF (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+ENDIF (IOS)
+
 # Use subset of Windows.h
 if (WIN32)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN )
@@ -336,7 +342,13 @@ ENDIF(NOT ZLIB_FOUND)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 # Search for unzip
-use_pkgconfig(UNZIP minizip)
+IF ( NOT IOS )
+	use_pkgconfig(UNZIP minizip)
+ELSE ( NOT IOS )
+	IF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+		use_pkgconfig(UNZIP minizip)
+	ENDIF (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+ENDIF ( NOT IOS )
 
 IF ( ASSIMP_NO_EXPORT )
   ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DASSIMP_BUILD_NO_EXPORT)
diff --git a/port/iOS/build.sh b/port/iOS/build.sh
index 8167c1e0c..5f0abfdb9 100755
--- a/port/iOS/build.sh
+++ b/port/iOS/build.sh
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ build_arch()
     if [[ "$BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" =~ "ON" ]]; then
     	echo "[!] Moving built dynamic libraries into: $BUILD_DIR/$1/"
     	mv ./lib/*.dylib  $BUILD_DIR/$1/
-    else
-    	echo "[!] Moving built static libraries into: $BUILD_DIR/$1/"
-    	mv ./lib/*.a $BUILD_DIR/$1/	    	
-    fi    
+    fi
+    
+    echo "[!] Moving built static libraries into: $BUILD_DIR/$1/"
+    mv ./lib/*.a $BUILD_DIR/$1/	   
 }
 
 echo "[!] $0 - assimp iOS build script"
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ for i in "$@"; do
         DEPLOY_ARCHS=`echo $i | sed 's/[-a-zA-Z0-9]*=//'`
         echo "[!] Selecting architectures: $DEPLOY_ARCHS"
     ;;
-    -d=*|--debug=*)
+    --debug)
     	BUILD_TYPE=Debug        
         echo "[!] Selecting build type: Debug"
     ;;
-    -s=*|--shared-lib=*)
+    --shared-lib)
     	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON        
         echo "[!] Will generate dynamic libraries"
     ;;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ for ARCH_TARGET in $DEPLOY_ARCHS; do
 done
 
 
-make_fat_binary()
+make_fat_static_or_shared_binary()
 {
 	LIB_NAME=$1
 	LIPO_ARGS=''
@@ -166,16 +166,31 @@ make_fat_binary()
             LIPO_ARGS="$LIPO_ARGS-arch $ARCH_TARGET $BUILD_DIR/$ARCH_TARGET/$LIB_NAME.a "
         fi
     done
-    LIPO_ARGS="$LIPO_ARGS-create -output $BUILD_DIR/$LIB_NAME-fat.a"
+    if [[ "$BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" =~ "ON" ]]; then
+    	LIPO_ARGS="$LIPO_ARGS -create -output $BUILD_DIR/$LIB_NAME-fat.dylib"
+    else
+    	LIPO_ARGS="$LIPO_ARGS -create -output $BUILD_DIR/$LIB_NAME-fat.a"
+    fi
+    lipo $LIPO_ARGS
+}
+
+make_fat_static_binary()
+{
+	LIB_NAME=$1
+	LIPO_ARGS=''
+    for ARCH_TARGET in $DEPLOY_ARCHS; do
+        LIPO_ARGS="$LIPO_ARGS-arch $ARCH_TARGET $BUILD_DIR/$ARCH_TARGET/$LIB_NAME.a "
+    done
+    LIPO_ARGS="$LIPO_ARGS -create -output $BUILD_DIR/$LIB_NAME-fat.a"
     lipo $LIPO_ARGS
 }
 
 if [[ "$DEPLOY_FAT" -eq 1 ]]; then
     echo '[+] Creating fat binaries ...'
     
-    make_fat_binary 'libassimp'
-    make_fat_binary 'libIrrXML'
-    make_fat_binary 'libzlibstatic'
+    make_fat_static_or_shared_binary 'libassimp'
+    make_fat_static_binary 'libIrrXML'
+    make_fat_static_binary 'libzlibstatic'
     
     echo "[!] Done! The fat binaries can be found at $BUILD_DIR"
 fi