diff --git a/src/cocoa_init.m b/src/cocoa_init.m
index 0d990a8d..16b8c9f9 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_init.m
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
         _glfw.ns.delegate = nil;
     }
 
-    [_glfw.ns.autoreleasePool release];
-    _glfw.ns.autoreleasePool = nil;
-
     [_glfw.ns.cursor release];
     _glfw.ns.cursor = nil;
 
@@ -276,6 +273,9 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
     _glfwTerminateNSGL();
     _glfwTerminateJoysticksNS();
     _glfwTerminateThreadLocalStoragePOSIX();
+
+    [_glfw.ns.autoreleasePool release];
+    _glfw.ns.autoreleasePool = nil;
 }
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)