diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoascreen.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoascreen.mm
index 6aad805158b..20efa30d3be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoascreen.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoascreen.mm
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ void QCocoaScreen::requestUpdate()
 {
     Q_ASSERT(m_displayId);
 
+    if (!isOnline()) {
+        qCDebug(lcQpaScreenUpdates) << this << "is not online. Ignoring update request";
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!m_displayLink) {
         CVDisplayLinkCreateWithCGDisplay(m_displayId, &m_displayLink);
         CVDisplayLinkSetOutputCallback(m_displayLink, [](CVDisplayLinkRef, const CVTimeStamp*,