diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 5c4e9c4a78..c9ef927e10 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ static void rarch_draw(CFRunLoopObserverRef observer,
     bool iterate       = iterate_observer && !runloop->is_paused;
     
     if (!iterate)
+    {
+        rarch_main_data_iterate();
         return;
+    }
     
     ret                = rarch_main_iterate();
     rarch_main_data_iterate();