diff --git a/src/platform/macos_iokit/events.rs b/src/platform/macos_iokit/events.rs
index f0f3444..def21ce 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos_iokit/events.rs
+++ b/src/platform/macos_iokit/events.rs
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ pub(crate) fn add_event_source(source: CFRunLoopSource) -> EventRegistration {
             runloop.add_source(&source.0, unsafe { kCFRunLoopCommonModes });
             tx.send(SendCFRunLoop(runloop)).unwrap();
             CFRunLoop::run_current();
-
-            // Remove the global if we exited the run loop
-            let mut el = EVENT_LOOP.lock().unwrap();
-            let _ = el.runloop.take();
-            el.count = 0;
             info!("event loop thread exited");
         });
         event_loop.runloop = Some(rx.recv().expect("failed to start run loop thread"));
@@ -78,6 +73,7 @@ impl Drop for EventRegistration {
 
         if event_loop.count == 0 {
             runloop.stop();
+            event_loop.runloop.take();
         }
     }
 }