diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f02ee518e..653567851 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
 #
 # For an iOS static library, use
 #
-#   cmake <path-to-freetype2-src-dir> -D IOS_PLATFORM=OS -G Xcode
+#   cmake -D IOS_PLATFORM=OS -G Xcode <path-to-freetype2-src-dir>
 #
 # or
 #
-#   cmake <path-to-freetype2-src-dir> -D IOS_PLATFORM=SIMULATOR -G Xcode
+#   cmake -D IOS_PLATFORM=SIMULATOR -G Xcode <path-to-freetype2-src-dir>
 #
 # Please refer to the cmake manual for further options, in particular, how
 # to modify compilation and linking parameters.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ if (APPLE)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
 
     set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE
-      ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/builds/cmake/iOS.cmake)
+      ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/builds/cmake/iOS.cmake)
   endif ()
 else ()
   if (DEFINED IOS_PLATFORM)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5eb6defda..6dd1f0c73 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2016-03-11  Pavlo Denysov  <paul.kiev+savannah@gmail.com>
+
+	Fix CMake issues for iOS (patch #8941).
+
+	* CMakeLists.txt (CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE): Fix directory.
+	* builds/cmake/iOS.cmake: No longer enforce gcc.
+
 2016-03-09  Behdad Esfahbod  <behdad@behdad.org>
 
 	[truetype] Fix handling of non-intermediate GX tuples.
diff --git a/builds/cmake/iOS.cmake b/builds/cmake/iOS.cmake
index 9fb20c093..378dbd895 100644
--- a/builds/cmake/iOS.cmake
+++ b/builds/cmake/iOS.cmake
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ if (CMAKE_UNAME)
     DARWIN_MAJOR_VERSION "${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_VERSION}")
 endif (CMAKE_UNAME)
 
-# force the compilers to gcc for iOS
-include(CMakeForceCompiler)
-CMAKE_FORCE_C_COMPILER(gcc gcc)
-CMAKE_FORCE_CXX_COMPILER(g++ g++)
-
 # skip the platform compiler checks for cross compiling
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS TRUE)
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS TRUE)