diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 6dd5c732bb..a2817675b4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -652,7 +652,9 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) init() {
 				g.cheaders.writeln('#include <stddef.h>')
 			} else {
 				g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<inttypes.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <inttypes.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // int64_t etc
-				// g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<stdbool.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <stdbool.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // bool, true, false
+				if g.pref.os == .ios {
+					g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<stdbool.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <stdbool.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // bool, true, false
+				}
 				g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<stddef.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <stddef.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // size_t, ptrdiff_t
 			}
 		}