diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.cpp
index 6ab0e3336..ac70a7cd7 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.cpp
@@ -196,18 +196,6 @@ CDriverGL::CDriverGL()
 	_backBufferHeight   = 0;
 	_backBufferWidth    = 0;
 
-	// autorelease pool for memory management
-	_autoreleasePool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-
-	// init the application object
-	[NSApplication sharedApplication];
-
-	// create the menu in the top screen bar
-	setupApplicationMenu();
-
-	// finish the application launching
-	[NSApp finishLaunching];
-
 #elif defined (NL_OS_UNIX)
 
 	_dpy = 0;
@@ -373,10 +361,6 @@ CDriverGL::~CDriverGL()
 {
 	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_CDriverGLDtor)
 	release();
-
-#if defined(NL_OS_MAC)
-	[_autoreleasePool release];
-#endif
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -942,13 +926,6 @@ bool CDriverGL::swapBuffers()
 
 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)
 
-	// TODO: maybe do this somewhere else?
-	if(_DestroyWindow)
-	{
-		[_autoreleasePool release];
-		_autoreleasePool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-	}
-
 	[_ctx flushBuffer];
 
 #elif defined (NL_OS_UNIX)
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
index c826238ea..860f27353 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
@@ -343,9 +343,14 @@ bool CDriverGL::init (uintptr_t windowIcon, emptyProc exitFunc)
 	retrieveATIDriverVersion();
 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)
 
-	// nothing to do
 	nlunreferenced(windowIcon);
 
+	// autorelease pool for memory management
+	_autoreleasePool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+
+	// init the application object
+	[NSApplication sharedApplication];
+
 #elif defined (NL_OS_UNIX)
 
 	nlunreferenced(windowIcon);
@@ -486,6 +491,7 @@ bool CDriverGL::unInit()
 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)
 
 	// nothing to do
+	[_autoreleasePool release];
 
 #elif defined (NL_OS_UNIX)
 
@@ -1466,6 +1472,12 @@ bool CDriverGL::createWindow(const GfxMode &mode)
 
 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)
 
+	// create the menu in the top screen bar
+	setupApplicationMenu();
+
+	// finish the application launching
+	[NSApp finishLaunching];
+
 	// describe how the window should look like and behave
 	unsigned int styleMask = NSTitledWindowMask | NSClosableWindowMask |
 		NSMiniaturizableWindowMask | NSResizableWindowMask;
@@ -1642,6 +1654,7 @@ bool CDriverGL::destroyWindow()
 	}
 
 #elif defined(NL_OS_MAC)
+
 #elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX)
 
 	if (_DestroyWindow && _ctx) // FIXME: _DestroyWindow may need to be removed here as well
@@ -1664,6 +1677,8 @@ bool CDriverGL::destroyWindow()
 		[[containerView() window] release];
 		[containerView() release];
 		[_glView release];
+
+		[_autoreleasePool release];
 	}
 
 	_ctx = nil;