diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_mouse.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_mouse.mm
index b42f2d0e7ef..0503baf38ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_mouse.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_mouse.mm
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@
             Qt::WindowType type = QCocoaIntegration::instance()->activePopupWindow()->window()->type();
             while (QCocoaWindow *popup = QCocoaIntegration::instance()->popPopupWindow()) {
                 selfClosed = self == popup->view();
-                QWindowSystemInterface::handleCloseEvent(popup->window());
-                QWindowSystemInterface::flushWindowSystemEvents();
+                QWindowSystemInterface::handleCloseEvent<QWindowSystemInterface::SynchronousDelivery>(popup->window());
                 if (!m_platformWindow)
                     return; // Bail out if window was destroyed
             }