diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b2d6d55a7..6dd2f72d2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Other fixes:
  - Qt: Add dummy English translation file (fixes mgba.io/i/1469)
  - Qt: Fix Battle Chip view not displaying chips on some DPI settings
  - Qt: Fix camera image being upside-down sometimes (fixes mgba.io/i/829 again)
+ - Qt: Fix drawing on macOS break when using OpenGL (fixes mgba.io/i/1899)
  - mGUI: Fix closing down a game if an exit is signalled
  - mVL: Fix injecting accidentally draining non-injection buffer
  - VFS: Fix directory node listing on some filesystems
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
index bee78fa3a..07057245b 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ void DisplayGL::pauseDrawing() {
 		m_isDrawing = false;
 		CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_context);
 		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_painter, "pause", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
+#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
 		setUpdatesEnabled(true);
+#endif
 	}
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +156,9 @@ void DisplayGL::unpauseDrawing() {
 		m_isDrawing = true;
 		CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_context);
 		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_painter, "unpause", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
+#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
 		setUpdatesEnabled(false);
+#endif
 	}
 }