diff --git a/CMake/OtherTests.cmake b/CMake/OtherTests.cmake
index 2e5b62f6e3..62eef12d71 100644
--- a/CMake/OtherTests.cmake
+++ b/CMake/OtherTests.cmake
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ macro(add_header_include _check _header)
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
-set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
+set(_cmake_try_compile_target_type_save ${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE})
+set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE "STATIC_LIBRARY")
 
 if(NOT DEFINED HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_STORAGE)
   cmake_push_check_state()
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ check_c_source_compiles("${_source_epilogue}
     return 0;
   }" HAVE_STRUCT_TIMEVAL)
 
-unset(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE)
+set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE ${_cmake_try_compile_target_type_save})
+unset(_cmake_try_compile_target_type_save)
 
 # Detect HAVE_GETADDRINFO_THREADSAFE
 
@@ -150,3 +152,5 @@ if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT DEFINED HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_MONOTONIC_RAW)
       return 0;
     }" HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_MONOTONIC_RAW)
 endif()
+
+unset(_source_epilogue)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8b80dc7c6..9b74da979b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_UNITY_BUILD_BATCH_SIZE)
   set(CMAKE_UNITY_BUILD_BATCH_SIZE 0)
 endif()
 
+# Having CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE set to STATIC_LIBRARY breaks certain
+# 'check_function_exists()' detections (possibly more), by detecting
+# non-existing features. This happens by default when using 'ios.toolchain.cmake'.
+# Work it around by setting this value to `EXECUTABLE`.
+if(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+  message(STATUS "CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE was found set to STATIC_LIBRARY. "
+    "Overriding with EXECUTABLE for feature detections to work.")
+  set(_cmake_try_compile_target_type_save ${CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE})
+  set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE "EXECUTABLE")
+endif()
+
 option(CURL_WERROR "Turn compiler warnings into errors" OFF)
 option(PICKY_COMPILER "Enable picky compiler options" ON)
 option(BUILD_CURL_EXE "Build curl executable" ON)
@@ -456,6 +467,11 @@ include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
 # Preload settings on Windows
 if(WIN32)
   include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/Platforms/WindowsCache.cmake")
+elseif(APPLE)
+  # Fast-track predicable feature detections
+  set(HAVE_EVENTFD 0)
+  set(HAVE_GETPASS_R 0)
+  set(HAVE_SENDMMSG 0)
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_THREADED_RESOLVER)
@@ -470,7 +486,7 @@ if(ENABLE_THREADED_RESOLVER)
 endif()
 
 # Check for all needed libraries
-if(NOT WIN32)
+if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
   check_library_exists("socket" "connect" "" HAVE_LIBSOCKET)
   if(HAVE_LIBSOCKET)
     set(CURL_LIBS "socket;${CURL_LIBS}")
@@ -1751,6 +1767,11 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC AND APPLE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+if(_cmake_try_compile_target_type_save)
+  set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE ${_cmake_try_compile_target_type_save})
+  unset(_cmake_try_compile_target_type_save)
+endif()
+
 include(CMake/OtherTests.cmake)
 
 add_definitions("-DHAVE_CONFIG_H")