diff --git a/Telegram/BUILD b/Telegram/BUILD
index 0e26d3e2c0..3dcd9cde38 100644
--- a/Telegram/BUILD
+++ b/Telegram/BUILD
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ genrule(
 )
 
 minimum_os_version = "11.0"
-minimum_watchos_version="6.0"
+minimum_watchos_version="9.0"
 
 empty_languages = [
     "ar",
@@ -721,6 +721,23 @@ watchos_extension(
     ],
 )
 
+
+genrule(
+    name = "StripWatchosStubBinary",
+    cmd_bash =
+"""
+    echo 'lipo -remove armv7k -remove arm64 -remove arm64e $$1/TelegramWatch.app/_WatchKitStub/WK -output $$1/TelegramWatch.app/_WatchKitStub/WK' > $(location StripWatchosStubBinary.sh)
+    echo '' >> $(location StripWatchosStubBinary.sh)
+""",
+    outs = [
+        "StripWatchosStubBinary.sh",
+    ],
+    executable = True,
+    visibility = [
+        "//visibility:public",
+    ]
+)
+
 watchos_application(
     name = "TelegramWatchApp",
     bundle_id = "{telegram_bundle_id}.watchkitapp".format(
@@ -740,6 +757,7 @@ watchos_application(
         ":disableProvisioningProfilesSetting": None,
         "//conditions:default": "@build_configuration//provisioning:WatchApp.mobileprovision",
     }),
+    ipa_post_processor = ":StripWatchosStubBinary",
     resources = [
         ":TelegramWatchAppResources",
         ":TelegramWatchAppAssets",
diff --git a/build-system/Make/Make.py b/build-system/Make/Make.py
index 6ef7c36a07..82fc0fcc4a 100644
--- a/build-system/Make/Make.py
+++ b/build-system/Make/Make.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class BazelCommandLine:
                 '--ios_multi_cpus=arm64',
 
                 # Always build universal Watch binaries.
-                '--watchos_cpus=armv7k,arm64_32',
+                '--watchos_cpus=arm64_32',
 
                 # Generate DSYM files when building.
                 '--apple_generate_dsym',