diff --git a/src/tools/gcc.jam b/src/tools/gcc.jam
index 68f59479f3..ff80610540 100644
--- a/src/tools/gcc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -393,7 +393,9 @@ local rule compile-link-flags ( * )
     local bsd = [ MATCH ^(.*bsd)$ : $(all-os) ] ;
     threading-flags <target-os>$(bsd) : -pthread ;
 
-    local no-threading = android beos haiku sgi darwin vxworks ;
+    # iOS doesn't need pthread flag according to the https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/System/Conceptual/ManPages_iPhoneOS/man3/pthread.3.html
+    # The default system libraries include pthread functions.  No additional libraries or CFLAGS are necessary to use this API.
+    local no-threading = android beos haiku sgi darwin vxworks iphone appletv ;
     local threading-generic-os = [ set.difference $(all-os) : $(no-threading) $(bsd) windows cygwin solaris qnx ] ;
     threading-flags <target-os>$(threading-generic-os) : -pthread : rt ;
 }
@@ -880,7 +882,7 @@ toolset.flags gcc.link.dll .IMPLIB-COMMAND <target-os>cygwin : "-Wl,--out-implib
 
     # default
 
-    local generic-os = [ set.difference $(all-os) : aix darwin vxworks solaris osf hpux ] ;
+    local generic-os = [ set.difference $(all-os) : aix darwin vxworks solaris osf hpux iphone appletv ] ;
     # Strip the binary when no debugging is needed. We use --strip-all flag
     # as opposed to -s since icc (intel's compiler) is generally
     # option-compatible with and inherits from the gcc toolset, but does not