diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index ce11e227..7732d46c 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ Use justfile for all commands (`just --list` to see all):
 - `just ios-dev-sim "iPhone 16 Pro"` - iOS specific simulator
 - `just ios-dev-device "Your iPhone"` - iOS physical device
 - `just android-build` - Android release build
-- `just desktop-build` - Desktop release build
-- `just desktop-build-no-cc` - Desktop build (with CC unset for compatibility)
+- `just desktop-build` - Desktop release build (unsets Android NDK env vars)
 
 ### Rust (src-tauri)
 - `just rust-fmt` - Format Rust code
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/scripts/setup-ios-cargo-config.sh b/frontend/src-tauri/scripts/setup-ios-cargo-config.sh
index 8ec821ff..817a9967 100755
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/scripts/setup-ios-cargo-config.sh
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/scripts/setup-ios-cargo-config.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ cat > "$CONFIG_FILE" << EOF
 # Auto-generated cargo config for iOS ONNX Runtime linking
 # Generated by: scripts/setup-ios-cargo-config.sh
 # Regenerate with: ./scripts/setup-ios-cargo-config.sh
+#
+# NOTE: ORT_LIB_LOCATION is NOT set here because Cargo's [env] section applies
+# globally to all targets, which breaks desktop builds (ort-sys links iOS objects
+# for macOS). Instead, ORT_LIB_LOCATION is passed as an env var in the justfile
+# iOS commands and in CI workflows.
 
 [target.aarch64-apple-ios.onnxruntime]
 rustc-link-search = ["${XCFRAMEWORK_DIR}/ios-arm64"]
@@ -39,9 +44,6 @@ rustc-link-lib = ["static=onnxruntime"]
 [target.aarch64-apple-ios-sim.onnxruntime]
 rustc-link-search = ["${XCFRAMEWORK_DIR}/ios-arm64-simulator"]
 rustc-link-lib = ["static=onnxruntime"]
-
-[env]
-ORT_LIB_LOCATION = "${XCFRAMEWORK_DIR}/ios-arm64"
 EOF
 
 echo "Created: $CONFIG_FILE"
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index de9e4810..213b4b71 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ lint:
 
 # Run Tauri iOS development build (default simulator)
 ios-dev:
-    cd frontend && bun run tauri ios dev
+    cd frontend && ORT_LIB_LOCATION="$(pwd)/src-tauri/onnxruntime-ios/onnxruntime.xcframework/ios-arm64" bun run tauri ios dev
 
 # Run Tauri iOS development build on specific simulator (e.g., "iPhone 16 Pro iOS 26")
 ios-dev-sim simulator:
-    cd frontend && bun run tauri ios dev '{{simulator}}'
+    cd frontend && ORT_LIB_LOCATION="$(pwd)/src-tauri/onnxruntime-ios/onnxruntime.xcframework/ios-arm64" bun run tauri ios dev '{{simulator}}'
 
 # Run Tauri iOS development build on physical device (e.g., "Your iPhone")
 ios-dev-device device:
-    cd frontend && bun run tauri ios dev --device '{{device}}'
+    cd frontend && ORT_LIB_LOCATION="$(pwd)/src-tauri/onnxruntime-ios/onnxruntime.xcframework/ios-arm64" bun run tauri ios dev --device '{{device}}'
 
 # Build ONNX Runtime for iOS (device + simulator) - required for TTS
 ios-build-onnxruntime:
@@ -59,21 +59,13 @@ ios-fix-arch:
 android-build:
     cd frontend && bun run tauri android build
 
-# Build Tauri desktop release
+# Build Tauri desktop release (unsets Android NDK env vars that break macOS builds)
 desktop-build:
-    cd frontend && bun tauri build
+    cd frontend && unset CC AR RANLIB && bun tauri build
 
-# Build Tauri desktop debug
+# Build Tauri desktop debug (unsets Android NDK env vars that break macOS builds)
 desktop-build-debug:
-    cd frontend && bun tauri build --debug
-
-# Build Tauri desktop release (with CC unset for compatibility)
-desktop-build-no-cc:
-    cd frontend && unset CC && bun tauri build
-
-# Build Tauri desktop debug (with CC unset for compatibility)
-desktop-build-debug-no-cc:
-    cd frontend && unset CC && bun tauri build --debug
+    cd frontend && unset CC AR RANLIB && bun tauri build --debug
 
 # Format Rust code
 rust-fmt: