diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/BottomAccessoryProvider.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/BottomAccessoryProvider.swift
index 539efee..1069443 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/BottomAccessoryProvider.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/BottomAccessoryProvider.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import SwiftUI
     self.delegate = delegate
   }
 
-  #if !os(macOS)
+  #if compiler(>=6.1) && !os(macOS)
   @available(iOS 26.0, *)
   public func emitPlacementChanged(_ placement: TabViewBottomAccessoryPlacement?) {
     var placementValue = "none"
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift
index 22c52cd..2a8952e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabView/NewTabView.swift
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ struct ConditionalBottomAccessoryModifier: ViewModifier {
   }
 
   func body(content: Content) -> some View {
-    #if os(macOS)
-    // tabViewBottomAccessory is not available on macOS
-    content
-    #else
+    #if compiler(>=6.1) && !os(macOS)
     if #available(iOS 26.0, tvOS 26.0, visionOS 3.0, *), bottomAccessoryView != nil {
       content
         .tabViewBottomAccessory {
@@ -90,12 +87,14 @@ struct ConditionalBottomAccessoryModifier: ViewModifier {
     } else {
       content
     }
+    #else
+    content
     #endif
   }
 
   @ViewBuilder
   private func renderBottomAccessoryView() -> some View {
-    #if !os(macOS)
+    #if compiler(>=6.1) && !os(macOS)
     if let bottomAccessoryView {
       if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
         BottomAccessoryRepresentableView(view: bottomAccessoryView)
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ struct ConditionalBottomAccessoryModifier: ViewModifier {
   }
 }
 
-#if !os(macOS)
+#if compiler(>=6.1) && !os(macOS)
 @available(iOS 26.0, *)
 struct BottomAccessoryRepresentableView: PlatformViewRepresentable {
   @Environment(\.tabViewBottomAccessoryPlacement) var tabViewBottomAccessoryPlacement