diff --git a/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.props b/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.props
index 8ec2084b5e4f63..046c34173401b5 100644
--- a/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.props
+++ b/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.props
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
true
true
-
+ false
+
+
<_IsLibraryMode Condition="'$(NativeLib)' != ''">true
diff --git a/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.targets b/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.targets
index 990269a3f4f78e..d5c141358d8163 100644
--- a/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.targets
+++ b/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.targets
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@
ProjectName="$(AppName)"
RuntimeComponents="$(RuntimeComponents)"
TargetOS="$(TargetOS)"
+ StripSymbolTable="$(StripDebugSymbols)"
ExcludeFromAppDir="@(_ExcludeFromAppDir)"
UseConsoleUITemplate="$(UseConsoleUITemplate)">
diff --git a/src/mono/sample/iOS/Program.csproj b/src/mono/sample/iOS/Program.csproj
index 38d39840877f9a..681d661fb44ebb 100644
--- a/src/mono/sample/iOS/Program.csproj
+++ b/src/mono/sample/iOS/Program.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
true
Link
true
+ true
true
true