diff --git a/app/app_mobile_ios.go b/app/app_mobile_ios.go
index 82b8d25f49..833ae4fdfa 100644
--- a/app/app_mobile_ios.go
+++ b/app/app_mobile_ios.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package app
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-char *documentsPath(void);
 void openURL(char *urlStr);
 void sendNotification(char *title, char *content);
 */
diff --git a/app/app_mobile_ios.m b/app/app_mobile_ios.m
index d1e6ab48b6..bfdbfebef0 100644
--- a/app/app_mobile_ios.m
+++ b/app/app_mobile_ios.m
@@ -8,8 +8,3 @@ void openURL(char *urlStr) {
     [app openURL:url options:@{} completionHandler:nil];
 }
 
-char *documentsPath() {
-    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
-    NSString *path = paths.firstObject;
-    return [path UTF8String];
-}
diff --git a/internal/app/config_mobile_ios.go b/internal/app/config_mobile_ios.go
index 193063e76b..0516fe1c10 100644
--- a/internal/app/config_mobile_ios.go
+++ b/internal/app/config_mobile_ios.go
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
+/*
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+char *documentsPath(void);
+*/
+import "C"
+
 func rootConfigDir() string {
 	root := C.documentsPath()
 	return filepath.Join(C.GoString(root), "fyne")
diff --git a/internal/app/config_mobile_ios.m b/internal/app/config_mobile_ios.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..059005aa8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/config_mobile_ios.m
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//go:build !ci && ios
+
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+char *documentsPath() {
+    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
+    NSString *path = paths.firstObject;
+    return [path UTF8String];
+}
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