diff --git a/src/nsgl_context.m b/src/nsgl_context.m
index 1f2f2218..bd2d66c3 100644
--- a/src/nsgl_context.m
+++ b/src/nsgl_context.m
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ GLFWbool _glfwCreateContextNSGL(_GLFWwindow* window,
     if (window->ns.retina)
         [window->ns.view setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface:YES];
 
+    GLint interval = 0;
+    [window->context.nsgl.object setValues:&interval
+                              forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSwapInterval];
+
     [window->context.nsgl.object setView:window->ns.view];
 
     window->context.nsgl.swapIntervalCond = [NSCondition new];