diff --git a/app/internal/wm/os_macos.go b/app/internal/wm/os_macos.go
index 7e774993..8d605e74 100644
--- a/app/internal/wm/os_macos.go
+++ b/app/internal/wm/os_macos.go
@@ -344,10 +344,11 @@ func configFor(scale float32) unit.Metric {
 //export gio_onClose
 func gio_onClose(view C.CFTypeRef) {
 	w := mustView(view)
-	w.displayLink.Close()
 	w.w.Event(ViewEvent{})
 	deleteView(view)
 	w.w.Event(system.DestroyEvent{})
+	w.displayLink.Close()
+	w.displayLink = nil
 	C.CFRelease(w.view)
 	w.view = 0
 	C.CFRelease(w.window)