diff --git a/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp b/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
index 768e55ca3..bdadaa6f3 100644
--- a/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,11 @@ void GLFWView::run() {
     };
 
     frameTick.start(mbgl::Duration::zero(), mbgl::Milliseconds(1000 / 60), callback);
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window)) runLoop.run();
+#else
     runLoop.run();
+#endif
 }
 
 float GLFWView::getPixelRatio() const {