diff --git a/kitty/cocoa_window.m b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
index a07a387c3..34161ddf6 100644
--- a/kitty/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 #if (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < 101200)
 #define NSWindowStyleMaskResizable NSResizableWindowMask
+#define NSEventModifierFlagOption NSAlternateKeyMask
+#define NSEventModifierFlagCommand NSCommandKeyMask
+#define NSEventModifierFlagControl NSControlKeyMask
 #endif
 
 @interface MenuDispatcher : NSObject
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ cocoa_create_global_menu(PyObject UNUSED *_self) {
     [[appMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Hide Others"
                        action:@selector(hideOtherApplications:)
                 keyEquivalent:@"h"]
-        setKeyEquivalentModifierMask:NSAlternateKeyMask | NSCommandKeyMask];
+        setKeyEquivalentModifierMask:NSEventModifierFlagOption | NSEventModifierFlagCommand];
     [appMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Show All"
                        action:@selector(unhideAllApplications:)
                 keyEquivalent:@""];
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ cocoa_create_global_menu(PyObject UNUSED *_self) {
     [[windowMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Enter Full Screen"
                            action:@selector(toggleFullScreen:)
                     keyEquivalent:@"f"]
-     setKeyEquivalentModifierMask:NSControlKeyMask | NSCommandKeyMask];
+     setKeyEquivalentModifierMask:NSEventModifierFlagControl | NSEventModifierFlagCommand];
     [NSApp setWindowsMenu:windowMenu];
     [windowMenu release];