--- a/src/video/mac/vlcmacwidget.mm
+++ b/src/video/mac/vlcmacwidget.mm	2026-08-14 20:10:44.000000000 +0800
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 */
 
 #include "vlcmacwidget.h"
-#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
-#import "nsvideoview.h"
+#include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#include "nsvideoview.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QtDebug>
 
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@
 {
     // Many Cocoa objects create temporary autorelease objects,
     // so create a pool to catch them.
-    @autoreleasepool {
-        VideoView *videoView = [[VideoView alloc] init];
+    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
 
-        this->setCocoaView(videoView);
+    VideoView *videoView = [[VideoView alloc] init];
 
-        // Release our reference, since our super class takes ownership and we
-        // don't need it anymore (except with Qt 5.8.0 because of a regression).
-        if (strcmp(qVersion(), "5.8.0")) {
-            [videoView release];
-        }
+    this->setCocoaView(videoView);
+
+    // Release our reference, since our super class takes ownership and we
+    // don't need it anymore (except with Qt 5.8.0 because of a regression).
+    if (strcmp(qVersion(), "5.8.0")) {
+        [videoView release];
     }
+
+    [pool release];
 }