diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 516c209b..c3cdbc7f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -504,8 +504,13 @@ endif()
 # For macOS (MA_APPLE_DESKTOP, "Darwin" in CMake), the code uses CoreAudio that does not need Objective-C.
 # For the other Apple platforms, the code uses AVFoundation that requires Objective-C.
 if(APPLE AND NOT (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin"))
-    enable_language(OBJC)
-    set_source_files_properties(miniaudio.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE OBJC)
+    if(MINIAUDIO_FORCE_CXX)
+        enable_language(OBJCXX)
+        set_source_files_properties(miniaudio.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE OBJCXX)
+    else()
+        enable_language(OBJC)
+        set_source_files_properties(miniaudio.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE OBJC)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 # Static Libraries