diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
index 6acc062eb9c..9b5753035a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ QCocoaMenu::QCocoaMenu() :
 
 QCocoaMenu::~QCocoaMenu()
 {
+    foreach (QCocoaMenuItem *item, m_menuItems) {
+        if (COCOA_MENU_ANCESTOR(item) == this)
+            SET_COCOA_MENU_ANCESTOR(item, 0);
+    }
     QCocoaAutoReleasePool pool;
     [m_nativeItem setSubmenu:nil];
     [m_nativeMenu release];
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
index 58fe07bc628..da5475496aa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ QCocoaMenuItem::QCocoaMenuItem() :
 
 QCocoaMenuItem::~QCocoaMenuItem()
 {
+    if (m_menu && COCOA_MENU_ANCESTOR(m_menu) == this)
+        SET_COCOA_MENU_ANCESTOR(m_menu, 0);
     if (m_merged) {
         [m_native setHidden:YES];
     } else {