diff --git a/modules/access/file.c b/modules/access/file.c
index 0bb9045..9ca3c95 100644
--- a/modules/access/file.c
+++ b/modules/access/file.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#   include <TargetConditionals.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_FSTATVFS
 #   include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #   if defined (HAVE_SYS_MOUNT_H)
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ struct access_sys_t
 #if !defined (_WIN32) && !defined (__OS2__)
 static bool IsRemote (int fd)
 {
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     /* This has to preceed the general fstatvfs implmentation below,
      * as even though Darwin has fstatvfs, it does not expose the
      * MNT_LOCAL in the statvfs.f_flag field.
@@ -86,6 +89,16 @@ static bool IsRemote (int fd)
 
     return !((sfs.f_flags & MNT_LOCAL) == MNT_LOCAL);
 
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+    /*
+     * iOS and tvOS do not need to inspect the backing filesystem to play a
+     * file. Falling back to the same local-file behavior used when Darwin's
+     * fstatfs() fails keeps file access, seeking and decoding intact while
+     * avoiding filesystem classification on those platforms.
+     */
+    (void)fd;
+    return false;
+
 #elif defined (HAVE_FSTATVFS) && defined (MNT_LOCAL)
     struct statvfs stf;