diff --git a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
index a03cae46c..d157c4b33 100644
--- a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
+++ b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ bool I_CreateVulkanSurface(VkInstance instance, VkSurfaceKHR *surface)
 	windowCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MACOS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_MVK;
 	windowCreateInfo.pNext = nullptr;
 	windowCreateInfo.flags = 0;
-	windowCreateInfo.pView = [[CocoaVideo::GetWindow() contentView] layer];
+	windowCreateInfo.pView = [CocoaVideo::GetWindow() contentView];
 
 	const VkResult result = vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK(instance, &windowCreateInfo, nullptr, surface);
 	return result == VK_SUCCESS;