diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/AudioEffects.m b/modules/gui/macosx/AudioEffects.m
index c0dde238a5..7faf6f2117 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/AudioEffects.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/AudioEffects.m
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 #pragma mark generic code
 - (void)updateCocoaWindowLevel:(NSInteger)i_level
 {
-    if (self.window && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
+    if (self.isWindowLoaded && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
         [self.window setLevel: i_level];
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/ResumeDialogController.m b/modules/gui/macosx/ResumeDialogController.m
index a89a89b631..e427213a83 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/ResumeDialogController.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/ResumeDialogController.m
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 - (void)updateCocoaWindowLevel:(NSInteger)i_level
 {
-    if (self.window && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
+    if (self.isWindowLoaded && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
         [self.window setLevel: i_level];
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/TrackSynchronization.m b/modules/gui/macosx/TrackSynchronization.m
index 3780195ab7..ec4057bb03 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/TrackSynchronization.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/TrackSynchronization.m
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 - (void)updateCocoaWindowLevel:(NSInteger)i_level
 {
-    if (self.window && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
+    if (self.isWindowLoaded && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
         [self.window setLevel: i_level];
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/VideoEffects.m b/modules/gui/macosx/VideoEffects.m
index 4d9272af9f..73378b2dff 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/VideoEffects.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/VideoEffects.m
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 
 - (void)updateCocoaWindowLevel:(NSInteger)i_level
 {
-    if (self.window && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
+    if (self.isWindowLoaded && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
         [self.window setLevel: i_level];
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/bookmarks.m b/modules/gui/macosx/bookmarks.m
index 6dc3c928b7..9caaf26b68 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/bookmarks.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/bookmarks.m
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 - (void)updateCocoaWindowLevel:(NSInteger)i_level
 {
-    if (self.window && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
+    if (self.isWindowLoaded && [self.window isVisible] && [self.window level] != i_level)
         [self.window setLevel: i_level];
 }