diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4259a89a679e..d58df0a746f5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8851,7 +8851,9 @@ AC_SUBST(TLS)
 dnl ===================================================================
 dnl Check for system NSS
 dnl ===================================================================
-libo_CHECK_SYSTEM_MODULE([nss],[NSS],[nss >= 3.9.3 nspr >= 4.8])
+if test $_os != iOS; then
+    libo_CHECK_SYSTEM_MODULE([nss],[NSS],[nss >= 3.9.3 nspr >= 4.8])
+fi
 if test "$with_system_nss" = "yes"; then
     libo_MINGW_CHECK_DLL([libnspr4])
     libo_MINGW_CHECK_DLL([libplc4])