diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c35e6f7..1148217e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ if(NOT (EMSCRIPTEN OR ANDROID))
     set(GLFW_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "")
     set(GLFW_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
     set(GLFW_BUILD_DOCS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
-    set(GLFW_USE_CHDIR OFF CACHE BOOL "")
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "")
     add_subdirectory(deps/glfw glfw)
     include_directories(deps/glfw/include)
diff --git a/src/core/platform_glfw.c.h b/src/core/platform_glfw.c.h
index 446e7cc3..495cc1a2 100644
--- a/src/core/platform_glfw.c.h
+++ b/src/core/platform_glfw.c.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ static void onGlfwError(int code, const char* description) {
 
 bool lovrPlatformInit() {
   glfwSetErrorCallback(onGlfwError);
+  glfwInitHint(GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES, GLFW_FALSE);
   return glfwInit();
 }