diff --git a/ui/cocoa.m b/ui/cocoa.m
index 20d73098e2..a891e76345 100644
--- a/ui/cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/cocoa.m
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static void cocoa_switch(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
 
 static void cocoa_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 
-static NSWindow *normalWindow;
 static const DisplayChangeListenerOps dcl_ops = {
     .dpy_name          = "cocoa",
     .dpy_gfx_update = cocoa_update,
@@ -1071,9 +1070,9 @@ - (void) grabMouse
     COCOA_DEBUG("QemuCocoaView: grabMouse\n");
 
     if (qemu_name)
-        [normalWindow setTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"QEMU %s - (Press  " UC_CTRL_KEY " " UC_ALT_KEY " G  to release Mouse)", qemu_name]];
+        [[self window] setTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"QEMU %s - (Press  " UC_CTRL_KEY " " UC_ALT_KEY " G  to release Mouse)", qemu_name]];
     else
-        [normalWindow setTitle:@"QEMU - (Press  " UC_CTRL_KEY " " UC_ALT_KEY " G  to release Mouse)"];
+        [[self window] setTitle:@"QEMU - (Press  " UC_CTRL_KEY " " UC_ALT_KEY " G  to release Mouse)"];
     [self hideCursor];
     CGAssociateMouseAndMouseCursorPosition(isAbsoluteEnabled);
     isMouseGrabbed = TRUE; // while isMouseGrabbed = TRUE, QemuCocoaApp sends all events to [cocoaView handleEvent:]
@@ -1084,9 +1083,9 @@ - (void) ungrabMouse
     COCOA_DEBUG("QemuCocoaView: ungrabMouse\n");
 
     if (qemu_name)
-        [normalWindow setTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"QEMU %s", qemu_name]];
+        [[self window] setTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"QEMU %s", qemu_name]];
     else
-        [normalWindow setTitle:@"QEMU"];
+        [[self window] setTitle:@"QEMU"];
     [self unhideCursor];
     CGAssociateMouseAndMouseCursorPosition(TRUE);
     isMouseGrabbed = FALSE;
@@ -1157,6 +1156,8 @@ - (void)adjustSpeed:(id)sender;
 @implementation QemuCocoaAppController
 - (id) init
 {
+    NSWindow *window;
+
     COCOA_DEBUG("QemuCocoaAppController: init\n");
 
     self = [super init];
@@ -1170,20 +1171,20 @@ - (id) init
         }
 
         // create a window
-        normalWindow = [[NSWindow alloc] initWithContentRect:[cocoaView frame]
+        window = [[NSWindow alloc] initWithContentRect:[cocoaView frame]
             styleMask:NSWindowStyleMaskTitled|NSWindowStyleMaskMiniaturizable|NSWindowStyleMaskClosable
             backing:NSBackingStoreBuffered defer:NO];
-        if(!normalWindow) {
+        if(!window) {
             error_report("(cocoa) can't create window");
             exit(1);
         }
-        [normalWindow setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents:YES];
-        [normalWindow setCollectionBehavior:NSWindowCollectionBehaviorFullScreenPrimary];
-        [normalWindow setTitle:qemu_name ? [NSString stringWithFormat:@"QEMU %s", qemu_name] : @"QEMU"];
-        [normalWindow setContentView:cocoaView];
-        [normalWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
-        [normalWindow center];
-        [normalWindow setDelegate: self];
+        [window setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents:YES];
+        [window setCollectionBehavior:NSWindowCollectionBehaviorFullScreenPrimary];
+        [window setTitle:qemu_name ? [NSString stringWithFormat:@"QEMU %s", qemu_name] : @"QEMU"];
+        [window setContentView:cocoaView];
+        [window makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
+        [window center];
+        [window setDelegate: self];
 
         /* Used for displaying pause on the screen */
         pauseLabel = [NSTextField new];
@@ -1306,7 +1307,7 @@ - (void) windowDidResignKey: (NSNotification *)aNotification
  */
 - (void) doToggleFullScreen:(id)sender
 {
-    [normalWindow toggleFullScreen:sender];
+    [[cocoaView window] toggleFullScreen:sender];
 }
 
 - (void) setFullGrab:(id)sender
@@ -2004,7 +2005,7 @@ static void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, DisplayOptions *opts)
 
     /* if fullscreen mode is to be used */
     if (opts->has_full_screen && opts->full_screen) {
-        [normalWindow toggleFullScreen: nil];
+        [[cocoaView window] toggleFullScreen: nil];
     }
     if (opts->u.cocoa.has_full_grab && opts->u.cocoa.full_grab) {
         [controller setFullGrab: nil];
