diff --git a/apple/iOS/platform.m b/apple/iOS/platform.m
index 81c8b28531..42e53abbd2 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/platform.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/platform.m
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ static void rarch_draw(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer, CFRunLoopActivity activity
     
     if (runloop->is_idle)
         return;
-    
-    if (g_view)
-        [g_view display];
     CFRunLoopWakeUp(CFRunLoopGetMain());
 }
 
@@ -354,10 +351,13 @@ enum
 - (IBAction)showPauseMenu:(id)sender
 {
    runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
-
-   runloop->is_paused                     = true;
-   runloop->is_idle                       = true;
-   runloop->ui_companion_is_on_foreground = true;
+    
+   if (runloop)
+   {
+       runloop->is_paused                     = true;
+       runloop->is_idle                       = true;
+       runloop->ui_companion_is_on_foreground = true;
+   }
 
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:false withAnimation:UIStatusBarAnimationNone];
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setIdleTimerDisabled:false];
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/apple_cocoa_gl.m b/gfx/drivers_context/apple_cocoa_gl.m
index fcd621441d..9a3cdd4d95 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/apple_cocoa_gl.m
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/apple_cocoa_gl.m
@@ -427,13 +427,16 @@ static void apple_gfx_ctx_swap_buffers(void *data)
    if (!(--g_fast_forward_skips < 0))
       return;
     
-#ifdef OSX
+#if defined(OSX)
 #ifdef HAVE_NSOPENGL
     [g_context flushBuffer];
 #else
     if (g_context.CGLContextObj)
         CGLFlushDrawable(g_context.CGLContextObj);
 #endif
+#elif defined(IOS)
+    if (g_view)
+        [g_view display];
 #endif
     
    g_fast_forward_skips = g_is_syncing ? 0 : 3;