diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.App.Common.targets b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.App.Common.targets
index 682e9516623d..71622706728c 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.App.Common.targets
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.App.Common.targets
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Xamarin. All rights reserved.
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<IsWatchApp>True</IsWatchApp>
 		<IsWatch2App>True</IsWatch2App>
+		<IOSDebugOverWiFi>True</IOSDebugOverWiFi>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets" />
diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.AppExtension.Common.targets b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.AppExtension.Common.targets
index 484e1482151d..2dc84bbb1c20 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.AppExtension.Common.targets
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.WatchOS.AppExtension.Common.targets
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Xamarin. All rights reserved.
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<IsAppExtension>True</IsAppExtension>
 		<IsWatchExtension>True</IsWatchExtension>
+		<IOSDebugOverWiFi>True</IOSDebugOverWiFi>
 		<AppBundleExtension>.appex</AppBundleExtension>
 		<MtouchHttpClientHandler Condition="'$(MtouchHttpClientHandler)' == ''">NSUrlSessionHandler</MtouchHttpClientHandler>