diff --git a/src/cocoa_init.m b/src/cocoa_init.m
index 16ea6e68..3251115f 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_init.m
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ static void changeToResourcesDirectory(void)
 
 int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
 {
+    _glfwLibrary.NS.autoreleasePool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+
     _glfwLibrary.NS.OpenGLFramework =
         CFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier(CFSTR("com.apple.opengl"));
     if (_glfwLibrary.NS.OpenGLFramework == NULL)
diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index 578d1c41..c74138b3 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -600,8 +600,6 @@ static GLboolean initializeAppKit(void)
     if (NSApp)
         return GL_TRUE;
 
-    _glfwLibrary.NS.autoreleasePool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-
     // Implicitly create shared NSApplication instance
     [GLFWApplication sharedApplication];