--- qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenubar.mm.orig	2019-12-13 12:26:06.000000000 -0500
+++ qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenubar.mm	2019-12-13 12:29:10.000000000 -0500
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@
         // the native menu items to be hidden after
         // the menu bar was updated
         qDeleteAll(children());
-        updateMenuBarImmediately();
+        // was updateMenuBarImmediately();
     }
+    // always need to update after a MenuBar is destructed as it may have been reparented
+    updateMenuBarImmediately();
 }
 
 bool QCocoaMenuBar::needsImmediateUpdate()