diff --git a/.changes/cb.md b/.changes/cb.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dbfae88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/cb.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+tao: patch
+---
+
+Drop the event callback before exiting on macOS.
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
index adcda0c35..dad1d5bc8 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/event_loop.rs
@@ -180,10 +180,12 @@ impl<T> EventLoop<T> {
       let () = msg_send![app, run];
 
       if let Some(panic) = self.panic_info.take() {
+        drop(self._callback.take());
         resume_unwind(panic);
       }
       AppState::exit();
     }
+    drop(self._callback.take());
   }
 
   pub fn create_proxy(&self) -> Proxy<T> {