diff --git a/app/internal/window/gl_macos.m b/app/internal/window/gl_macos.m
index 85127698..c222dff5 100644
--- a/app/internal/window/gl_macos.m
+++ b/app/internal/window/gl_macos.m
@@ -148,9 +148,7 @@ void gio_updateDisplayLink(CFTypeRef viewRef, CGDirectDisplayID dispID) {
 
 void gio_setAnimating(CFTypeRef viewRef, BOOL anim) {
 	GioView *view = (__bridge GioView *)viewRef;
-	dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-		[view setAnimating:anim];
-	});
+	[view setAnimating:anim];
 }
 
 CFTypeRef gio_contextForView(CFTypeRef viewRef) {
diff --git a/app/internal/window/os_macos.go b/app/internal/window/os_macos.go
index 75b2a160..f10ca7ab 100644
--- a/app/internal/window/os_macos.go
+++ b/app/internal/window/os_macos.go
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ func (w *window) SetAnimating(anim bool) {
 	if anim {
 		animb = 1
 	}
-	C.gio_setAnimating(w.view, animb)
+	v := w.view
+	C.CFRetain(v)
+	runOnMain(func() {
+		defer C.CFRelease(v)
+		C.gio_setAnimating(v, animb)
+	})
 }
 
 func (w *window) setStage(stage system.Stage) {