diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c5a1464..0c43481 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ libretro-build-ios-arm64:
     - .libretro-ios-cmake-arm64
     - .core-defs
   variables:
-    CORE_ARGS: --toolchain ./cmake/toolchain/ios.toolchain.cmake -DPLATFORM=OS64 -DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13
+    CORE_ARGS: --toolchain ./cmake/toolchain/ios.toolchain.cmake -DPLATFORM=OS64 -DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13 -DBUILD_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY=ON
     IOS_MINVER: "13.0"
     CXXFLAGS: -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-unknown-attributes
 
@@ -145,6 +145,6 @@ libretro-build-tvos-arm64:
     - .libretro-tvos-cmake-arm64
     - .core-defs
   variables:
-    CORE_ARGS: --toolchain ./cmake/toolchain/ios.toolchain.cmake -DPLATFORM=TVOS -DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13
+    CORE_ARGS: --toolchain ./cmake/toolchain/ios.toolchain.cmake -DPLATFORM=TVOS -DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13 -DBUILD_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY=ON
     IOS_MINVER: "13.0"
     CXXFLAGS: -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-unknown-attributes
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f7f3d3..49c2529 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ option(ENABLE_THREADED_RENDERER "Enable the threaded software renderer." ON)
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build test suite." OFF)
 include(CTest)
 
+# iOS/tvOS want the library built SHARED, other platforms have been happy with MODULE
+option(BUILD_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY "Allow for both linking and loading" OFF)
+
 add_subdirectory(src/libretro)
 include(cmake/GenerateAttributions.cmake)
 
diff --git a/src/libretro/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libretro/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dff6ac..13022d3 100644
--- a/src/libretro/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libretro/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 include(embed-binaries)
 
-add_library(melondsds_libretro MODULE
+if (BUILD_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY)
+    set(LIBRARY_TYPE SHARED)
+else ()
+    set(LIBRARY_TYPE MODULE)
+endif ()
+
+add_library(melondsds_libretro ${LIBRARY_TYPE}
     buffer.cpp
     buffer.hpp
     config/config.hpp
@@ -254,4 +260,4 @@ if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
     message(STATUS "Defining DEBUG in melondsds_libretro and libretro-common targets")
     target_compile_definitions(melondsds_libretro PUBLIC DEBUG)
     target_compile_definitions(libretro-common PUBLIC DEBUG)
-endif ()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif ()