diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
index 915836113cd..c8b5365a752 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ QCocoaGLContext::~QCocoaGLContext()
 
 bool QCocoaGLContext::makeCurrent(QPlatformSurface *surface)
 {
+    QMacAutoReleasePool pool;
+
     qCDebug(lcQpaOpenGLContext) << "Making" << m_context << "current"
         << "in" << QThread::currentThread() << "for" << surface;
 
@@ -479,6 +481,8 @@ void QCocoaGLContext::update()
 
 void QCocoaGLContext::swapBuffers(QPlatformSurface *surface)
 {
+    QMacAutoReleasePool pool;
+
     qCDebug(lcQpaOpenGLContext) << "Swapping" << m_context
         << "in" << QThread::currentThread() << "to" << surface;
 
@@ -512,6 +516,8 @@ void QCocoaGLContext::swapBuffers(QPlatformSurface *surface)
 
 void QCocoaGLContext::doneCurrent()
 {
+    QMacAutoReleasePool pool;
+
     qCDebug(lcQpaOpenGLContext) << "Clearing current context"
         << [NSOpenGLContext currentContext] << "in" << QThread::currentThread();