diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_monitor.m b/glfw/cocoa_monitor.m
index da1fe925d..a70726f73 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_monitor.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_monitor.m
@@ -245,11 +245,8 @@ bool refreshMonitorScreen(_GLFWmonitor* monitor)
 void _glfwClearDisplayLinks() {
     [_glfw.ns.displayLinks.lock lock];
     for (size_t i = 0; i < _glfw.ns.displayLinks.count; i++) {
-        if (_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i].displayLinkStarted) {
-            CVDisplayLinkStop(_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i].displayLink);
-            _glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i].displayLinkStarted = false;
-        }
         if (_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i].displayLink) {
+            CVDisplayLinkStop(_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i].displayLink);
             CVDisplayLinkRelease(_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i].displayLink);
             _glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i].displayLink = nil;
         }
diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_platform.h b/glfw/cocoa_platform.h
index 09ab98531..ce081afbf 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_platform.h
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_platform.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ typedef struct _GLFWDisplayLinkNS
 {
     CVDisplayLinkRef displayLink;
     CGDirectDisplayID displayID;
-    bool displayLinkStarted;
     bool renderFrameRequested;
 } _GLFWDisplayLinkNS;
 
diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index ac563b505..5c4b91965 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -78,9 +78,8 @@ requestRenderFrame(_GLFWwindow *w, GLFWcocoarenderframefun callback) {
         _GLFWDisplayLinkNS *dl = &_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i];
         if (dl->displayID == displayID) {
             dl->renderFrameRequested = true;
-            if (!dl->displayLinkStarted) {
+            if (!CVDisplayLinkIsRunning(dl->displayLink)) {
                 CVDisplayLinkStart(dl->displayLink);
-                dl->displayLinkStarted = true;
             }
             break;
         }