diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm
index 7ce78ee738..94c0a11b84 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ VkSurfaceKHR QCocoaVulkanInstance::createSurface(NSView *view)
     surfaceInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MACOS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_MVK;
     surfaceInfo.pNext = nullptr;
     surfaceInfo.flags = 0;
-    surfaceInfo.pView = view;
+    surfaceInfo.pView = view.layer;
 
     VkSurfaceKHR surface = nullptr;
     VkResult err = m_createSurface(m_vkInst, &surfaceInfo, nullptr, &surface);