diff --git a/apple/common/main.m b/apple/common/main.m
index 49dacbe5e9..9acdb2fe45 100644
--- a/apple/common/main.m
+++ b/apple/common/main.m
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ bool apple_is_running;
 bool apple_use_tv_mode;
 NSString* apple_core;
 
-static CFRunLoopObserverRef iterate_observer;
-
 static void apple_rarch_exited(void)
 {
    NSString* used_core = (NSString*)apple_core;
@@ -52,41 +50,6 @@ static void apple_rarch_exited(void)
       apple_run_core(nil, 0);
 }
 
-static void do_iteration(void)
-{
-    bool iterate = iterate_observer && apple_is_running && !g_extern.is_paused;
-    
-    if (!iterate)
-        return;
-    
-    if (main_entry_iterate(0, NULL, NULL))
-    {
-        main_exit(NULL);
-        apple_rarch_exited();
-    }
-    else
-        CFRunLoopWakeUp(CFRunLoopGetMain());
-}
-
-void apple_start_iteration(void)
-{
-   if (iterate_observer)
-       return;
-    
-    iterate_observer = CFRunLoopObserverCreate(0, kCFRunLoopBeforeWaiting, true, 0, (CFRunLoopObserverCallBack)do_iteration, 0);
-    CFRunLoopAddObserver(CFRunLoopGetMain(), iterate_observer, kCFRunLoopCommonModes);
-}
-
-void apple_stop_iteration(void)
-{
-   if (!iterate_observer)
-       return;
-    
-    CFRunLoopObserverInvalidate(iterate_observer);
-    CFRelease(iterate_observer);
-    iterate_observer = 0;
-}
-
 void apple_run_core(NSString* core, const char* file)
 {
    if (apple_is_running)
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c b/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c
index 8bc7e115e2..b5e4320fc8 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c
@@ -26,8 +26,45 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+static CFRunLoopObserverRef iterate_observer;
+
 extern bool apple_is_running;
 
+static void do_iteration(void)
+{
+    bool iterate = iterate_observer && apple_is_running && !g_extern.is_paused;
+    
+    if (!iterate)
+        return;
+    
+    if (main_entry_iterate(0, NULL, NULL))
+    {
+        main_exit(NULL);
+        apple_rarch_exited();
+    }
+    else
+        CFRunLoopWakeUp(CFRunLoopGetMain());
+}
+
+void apple_start_iteration(void)
+{
+   if (iterate_observer)
+       return;
+    
+    iterate_observer = CFRunLoopObserverCreate(0, kCFRunLoopBeforeWaiting, true, 0, (CFRunLoopObserverCallBack)do_iteration, 0);
+    CFRunLoopAddObserver(CFRunLoopGetMain(), iterate_observer, kCFRunLoopCommonModes);
+}
+
+void apple_stop_iteration(void)
+{
+   if (!iterate_observer)
+       return;
+    
+    CFRunLoopObserverInvalidate(iterate_observer);
+    CFRelease(iterate_observer);
+    iterate_observer = 0;
+}
+
 void apple_event_basic_command(enum basic_event_t action)
 {
    switch (action)