diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengl.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengl.m
index f52e3e91e..589fb1dd7 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengl.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoaopengl.m
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Cocoa_GL_MakeCurrent(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_GLContext context)
             [nscontext setFullScreen];
         } else
 #endif
-        {
+        if ([nscontext view] != [windowdata->nswindow contentView]) {
             [nscontext setView:[windowdata->nswindow contentView]];
             [nscontext update];
         }