diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_init.m b/glfw/cocoa_init.m
index d53dcd6d1..1c635841e 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_init.m
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ is_cmd_period(NSEvent *event, NSEventModifierFlags modifierFlags) {
 
 int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
 {
-    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    @autoreleasepool {
     _glfw.ns.helper = [[GLFWHelper alloc] init];
 
     [NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:@selector(doNothing:)
@@ -392,13 +392,14 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
     _glfwInitJoysticksNS();
 
     _glfwPollMonitorsNS();
-    [pool drain];
+    }
     return GLFW_TRUE;
 }
 
 void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 {
-    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    @autoreleasepool {
+
     if (_glfw.ns.displayLinks.lock) {
         _glfwClearDisplayLinks();
         [_glfw.ns.displayLinks.lock release];
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
     _glfwTerminateNSGL();
     _glfwTerminateJoysticksNS();
-    [pool drain];
+    }
 }
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index aec1147db..eddc99dae 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ requestRenderFrame(_GLFWwindow *w, GLFWcocoarenderframefun callback) {
 
 void _glfwCocoaPostEmptyEvent(short subtype, long data1, bool at_start)
 {
-    NSAutoreleasePool* pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    @autoreleasepool {
     NSEvent* event = [NSEvent otherEventWithType:NSEventTypeApplicationDefined
                                         location:NSMakePoint(0, 0)
                                    modifierFlags:0
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ void _glfwCocoaPostEmptyEvent(short subtype, long data1, bool at_start)
                                            data1:data1
                                            data2:0];
     [NSApp postEvent:event atStart:at_start ? YES : NO];
-    [pool drain];
+    }
 }
 
 void _glfwPlatformPostEmptyEvent(void)
diff --git a/kitty/cocoa_window.m b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
index 5e9252ba5..fa878092f 100644
--- a/kitty/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ cocoa_send_notification(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args) {
 // global menu {{{
 void
 cocoa_create_global_menu(void) {
+    @autoreleasepool {
     NSString* app_name = find_app_name();
     NSMenu* bar = [[NSMenu alloc] init];
     GlobalMenuTarget *global_menu_target = [GlobalMenuTarget shared_instance];
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ cocoa_create_global_menu(void) {
 
 
     [NSApp setServicesProvider:[[[ServiceProvider alloc] init] autorelease]];
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -415,6 +417,7 @@ cocoa_toggle_fullscreen(void *w, bool traditional) {
 
 static PyObject*
 cocoa_get_lang(PyObject UNUSED *self) {
+    @autoreleasepool {
     NSString* locale = nil;
     NSString* lang_code = [[NSLocale currentLocale] objectForKey:NSLocaleLanguageCode];
     NSString* country_code = [[NSLocale currentLocale] objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
@@ -425,10 +428,12 @@ cocoa_get_lang(PyObject UNUSED *self) {
     }
     if (!locale) { Py_RETURN_NONE; }
     return Py_BuildValue("s", [locale UTF8String]);
+    }
 }
 
 double
 cocoa_cursor_blink_interval(void) {
+    @autoreleasepool {
     NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
     double on_period_ms = [defaults doubleForKey:@"NSTextInsertionPointBlinkPeriodOn"];
     double off_period_ms = [defaults doubleForKey:@"NSTextInsertionPointBlinkPeriodOff"];
@@ -440,6 +445,7 @@ cocoa_cursor_blink_interval(void) {
         ans = period_ms;
     }
     return ans > max_value ? 0.0 : ans;
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -450,6 +456,7 @@ cocoa_set_hide_from_tasks(void) {
 void
 cocoa_set_titlebar_color(void *w, color_type titlebar_color)
 {
+    @autoreleasepool {
     NSWindow *window = (NSWindow *)w;
 
     double red = ((titlebar_color >> 16) & 0xFF) / 255.0;
@@ -471,14 +478,17 @@ cocoa_set_titlebar_color(void *w, color_type titlebar_color)
     } else {
         [window setAppearance:[NSAppearance appearanceNamed:NSAppearanceNameVibrantLight]];
     }
+    }
 }
 
 static void
 cleanup() {
+    @autoreleasepool {
     if (dockMenu) [dockMenu release];
     dockMenu = nil;
     if (notification_activated_callback) Py_DECREF(notification_activated_callback);
     notification_activated_callback = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {