diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
index 3dee137038..f709c94c6d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaglcontext.mm
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ bool QCocoaGLContext::makeCurrent(QPlatformSurface *surface)
     QWindow *window = static_cast<QCocoaWindow *>(surface)->window();
     setActiveWindow(window);
 
+    if (![m_context view])
+        return false;
     [m_context makeCurrentContext];
     update();
     return true;