diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c
index dedc634dc5..d997ec5905 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_select.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int action_select_default(const char *path, const char *label, unsigned t
    if (action != MENU_ACTION_NOOP)
        ret = menu_entry_action(&entry, idx, action);
 
-   rarch_main_data_iterate();
+   rarch_main_data_iterate(false);
     
    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/runloop_data.c b/runloop_data.c
index 26422c4ff3..41603fc36c 100644
--- a/runloop_data.c
+++ b/runloop_data.c
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ void rarch_main_data_deinit(void)
    rarch_task_deinit();
 }
 
-void rarch_main_data_iterate(void)
+void rarch_main_data_iterate(bool sleeping)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
-   menu_iterate_render();
+   if (!sleeping)
+      menu_iterate_render();
 #endif
 
    if (data_runloop_msg[0] != '\0')
diff --git a/runloop_data.h b/runloop_data.h
index ed28825326..92c63d9b37 100644
--- a/runloop_data.h
+++ b/runloop_data.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef int (*transfer_cb_t)(void *data, size_t len);
 
 void rarch_main_data_clear_state(void);
 
-void rarch_main_data_iterate(void);
+void rarch_main_data_iterate(bool sleeping);
 
 void rarch_main_data_deinit(void);
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index 005ff432bf..a84d99f25e 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -226,12 +226,16 @@ static void poll_iteration(void)
     int ret = 0;
     while (ret != -1)
     {
+        bool sleeping     = false;
        unsigned sleep_ms = 0;
        poll_iteration();
        ret = rarch_main_iterate(&sleep_ms);
        if (ret == 1 && sleep_ms > 0)
+       {
+           sleeping = true;
           retro_sleep(sleep_ms);
-       rarch_main_data_iterate();
+       }
+       rarch_main_data_iterate(sleeping);
        while(CFRunLoopRunInMode(kCFRunLoopDefaultMode, 0.002, FALSE) == kCFRunLoopRunHandledSource);
     }