diff --git a/ios/MBXViewController.mm b/ios/MBXViewController.mm
index 48ec2d1c7..560cbd292 100644
--- a/ios/MBXViewController.mm
+++ b/ios/MBXViewController.mm
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class MBXMapView
     GLKView *view = (GLKView *)self.view;
     view.context = self.context;
     view.drawableStencilFormat = GLKViewDrawableStencilFormat8;
+    self.preferredFramesPerSecond = 60;
     [view bindDrawable];
 
     [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:self.context];