diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamodes.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamodes.m
index 0c87e78bf..db34d71c4 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamodes.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamodes.m
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ Cocoa_GetDisplayName(CGDirectDisplayID displayID)
 void
 Cocoa_InitModes(_THIS)
 {
+    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
     CGDisplayErr result;
     CGDirectDisplayID *displays;
     CGDisplayCount numDisplays;
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ Cocoa_InitModes(_THIS)
     result = CGGetOnlineDisplayList(0, NULL, &numDisplays);
     if (result != kCGErrorSuccess) {
         CG_SetError("CGGetOnlineDisplayList()", result);
+        [pool release];
         return;
     }
     displays = SDL_stack_alloc(CGDirectDisplayID, numDisplays);
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ Cocoa_InitModes(_THIS)
     if (result != kCGErrorSuccess) {
         CG_SetError("CGGetOnlineDisplayList()", result);
         SDL_stack_free(displays);
+        [pool release];
         return;
     }
 
@@ -313,6 +316,7 @@ Cocoa_InitModes(_THIS)
         }
     }
     SDL_stack_free(displays);
+    [pool release];
 }
 
 int