diff --git a/modules/gui/src/perspective.cc b/modules/gui/src/perspective.cc
index 4affd2e1e0aa45fc9de10bbd959278f6cc5bd69b..318f01f2c3343627ad7b15c07c053c4876981f38 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/perspective.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/perspective.cc
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ Perspective::Perspective(QMainWindow* parent):
   quick_access_bar_(new QWidget),
   verbosity_slider_(new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal,quick_access_bar_))
 {
+#if !defined(__APPLE__)
   parent->setMenuBar(menu_bar_);
+#endif
 
   QVBoxLayout* l=new QVBoxLayout(central_);
   l->setMargin(0);