diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 6aa1a9b4b0..c16afc9ebc 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@ static void rarch_draw_observer(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer,
     CFRunLoopActivity activity, void *info)
 {
    bool is_idle;
+   bool sleeping      = false;
    unsigned sleep_ms  = 0;
    int ret            = rarch_main_iterate(&sleep_ms);
 
    if (ret == 1 && !ui_companion_is_on_foreground() && sleep_ms > 0)
+   {
+      sleeping = true;
       retro_sleep(sleep_ms);
-   rarch_main_data_iterate();
+   }
+   rarch_main_data_iterate(sleeping);
 
    if (ret == -1)
    {