--- Python-3.7.1/Python/dynload_shlib.c	2018-10-20 08:04:19.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-3.7.1/Python/dynload_shlib.c	2018-11-02 14:23:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@
     PyOS_snprintf(funcname, sizeof(funcname),
                   LEAD_UNDERSCORE "%.20s_%.200s", prefix, shortname);
 
+    /* On IOS, dlopen crash as soon as we try to open one of our library.
+     * Instead, we have done a redirection of linking to convert our .so into a
+     * .a.  Then the main executable is linked with theses symbol. So, instead
+     * of trying to dlopen, directly do the dlsym.
+     * -- Mathieu
+     */
+    return (dl_funcptr) dlsym(RTLD_SELF, funcname);
+
+#if 0
+
     if (fp != NULL) {
         int i;
         struct _Py_stat_struct status;
@@ -126,4 +136,5 @@
         handles[nhandles++].handle = handle;
     p = (dl_funcptr) dlsym(handle, funcname);
     return p;
+#endif
 }