diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
index b4a7b1f0c..4f4e5b158 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
@@ -826,6 +826,12 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	int SDLApplication::WaitEvent (SDL_Event *event) {
 		
+		#ifdef HX_MACOS
+		
+		return SDL_WaitEvent (event);
+		
+		#else
+		
 		for(;;) {
 			
 			SDL_PumpEvents ();
@@ -840,6 +846,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		}
 		
+		#endif
+		
 	}