diff --git a/src/mbgl/mtl/render_pass.cpp b/src/mbgl/mtl/render_pass.cpp
index 6bc28a4ab..f08ee6cd9 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/mtl/render_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/mtl/render_pass.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ RenderPass::RenderPass(CommandEncoder& commandEncoder_, const char* name, const
         if (const auto& original = resource.getRenderPassDescriptor()) {
             auto rpd = NS::TransferPtr(original->copy());
             if (!rpd) throw std::runtime_error("Metal render pass descriptor copy failed");
-            detail::applyRenderPassClears(*rpd, descriptor.clearColor, descriptor.clearDepth, descriptor.clearStencil);
+            detail::applyRenderPassClears(*rpd.get(), descriptor.clearColor, descriptor.clearDepth, descriptor.clearStencil);
             encoder = NS::RetainPtr(buffer->renderCommandEncoder(rpd.get()));
             if (!encoder) throw std::runtime_error("Metal render command encoder unavailable");
 
diff --git a/test/renderer/mtl_retained_attachments.test.cpp b/test/renderer/mtl_retained_attachments.test.cpp
index 4de698d1c..15b32c4c9 100644
--- a/test/renderer/mtl_retained_attachments.test.cpp
+++ b/test/renderer/mtl_retained_attachments.test.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ TEST(MetalRetainedAttachments, ClearActionsApplyToCombinedDepthStencil) {
     descriptor->stencilAttachment()->setTexture(combinedTexture.get());
 
     const auto applied = mtl::detail::applyRenderPassClears(
-        *descriptor, Color{0.2f, 0.3f, 0.4f, 0.5f}, 1.0f, 0);
+        *descriptor.get(), Color{0.2f, 0.3f, 0.4f, 0.5f}, 1.0f, 0);
     EXPECT_TRUE(applied.color);
     EXPECT_TRUE(applied.depth);
     EXPECT_TRUE(applied.stencil);
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ TEST(MetalRetainedAttachments, ClearActionsApplyToCombinedDepthStencil) {
 
 TEST(MetalRetainedAttachments, OffscreenBindsRequestedAttachmentsAndSkipsAbsentOnes) {
     auto pool = NS::TransferPtr(NS::AutoreleasePool::alloc()->init());
+    auto device = NS::TransferPtr(MTL::CreateSystemDefaultDevice());
+    if (!device) GTEST_SKIP() << "Metal device unavailable";
     TestMetalBackend backend;
     mtl::Context context{backend};
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ TEST(MetalRetainedAttachments, OffscreenBindsRequestedAttachmentsAndSkipsAbsentO
     ASSERT_TRUE(colorDescriptor);
     EXPECT_EQ(colorDescriptor->depthAttachment()->texture(), nullptr);
     EXPECT_EQ(colorDescriptor->stencilAttachment()->texture(), nullptr);
-    const auto applied = mtl::detail::applyRenderPassClears(*colorDescriptor, std::nullopt, 1.0f, 0);
+    const auto applied = mtl::detail::applyRenderPassClears(*colorDescriptor.get(), std::nullopt, 1.0f, 0);
     EXPECT_FALSE(applied.depth);
     EXPECT_FALSE(applied.stencil);
 }