diff --git a/linphone_Prefix.pch b/linphone_Prefix.pch
index aa4246941..f0d42b96a 100644
--- a/linphone_Prefix.pch
+++ b/linphone_Prefix.pch
@@ -6,3 +6,13 @@
     #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
     #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 #endif
+
+#ifdef __IPHONE_8_0
+// suppress these errors until we are ready to handle them
+#pragma message "Ignoring designated initializer warnings"
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wobjc-designated-initializers"
+#else
+// temporarily define an empty NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER so we can use now,
+// will be ready for iOS8 SDK
+#define NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER
+#endif
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