diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index b67582d9cb..a0d88362f9 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -2530,8 +2530,10 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::processWindowStateChangedEvent(QWindowSystemInterfa
 void QGuiApplicationPrivate::processWindowScreenChangedEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::WindowScreenChangedEvent *wse)
 {
     if (QWindow *window  = wse->window.data()) {
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
         if (window->screen() == wse->screen.data())
             return;
+#endif
         if (QWindow *topLevelWindow = window->d_func()->topLevelWindow(QWindow::ExcludeTransients)) {
             if (QScreen *screen = wse->screen.data())
                 topLevelWindow->d_func()->setTopLevelScreen(screen, false /* recreate */);
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index d697170814..37801db7b8 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,10 @@ void QWindowPrivate::setTopLevelScreen(QScreen *newScreen, bool recreate)
         qWarning() << q << '(' << newScreen << "): Attempt to set a screen on a child window.";
         return;
     }
-    if (newScreen != topLevelScreen) {
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
+    if (newScreen != topLevelScreen)
+#endif
+    {
         const bool shouldRecreate = recreate && windowRecreationRequired(newScreen);
         const bool shouldShow = visibilityOnDestroy && !topLevelScreen;
         if (shouldRecreate && platformWindow)