diff --git a/yt_dlp/cookies.py b/yt_dlp/cookies.py
index 4fdc0b8de7..4e74c4b396 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/cookies.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/cookies.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class WindowsChromeCookieDecryptor(ChromeCookieDecryptor):
 
 
 def _extract_safari_cookies(profile, logger):
-    if sys.platform != 'darwin':
+    if sys.platform not in ('darwin', 'ios'):
         raise ValueError(f'unsupported platform: {sys.platform}')
 
     if profile: