diff --git a/examples/simple/nswrap.yaml b/examples/simple/nswrap.yaml
index 9481111..9f9384d 100644
--- a/examples/simple/nswrap.yaml
+++ b/examples/simple/nswrap.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ subclasses:
 
 imports: [ simple.h ]
 frameworks: [ Foundation ]
+#arc: true
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8810ee4..e682100 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ func Start() (err error) {
 	// Generate AST
 	cargs := []string{"-xobjective-c", "-Xclang", "-ast-dump",
 			"-fsyntax-only","-fno-color-diagnostics"}
+	if Config.Arc {
+		cargs = append(cargs,"-fobjc-arc")
+	}
 	cargs = append(cargs,Config.Inputfiles...)
 	fmt.Printf("Generating AST\n")
 	astPP, err := exec.Command("clang",cargs...).Output()