diff --git a/library/common/glfw/embedder.cc b/library/common/glfw/embedder.cc
index cf4ab1ceb..06e4917c5 100644
--- a/library/common/glfw/embedder.cc
+++ b/library/common/glfw/embedder.cc
@@ -532,13 +532,11 @@ void FlutterEmbedderRunWindowLoop(FlutterWindowRef flutter_window) {
   XInitThreads();
 #endif
   while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window)) {
-#ifdef __linux__
     glfwPollEvents();
+#ifdef __linux__
     if (gtk_events_pending()) {
       gtk_main_iteration();
     }
-#else
-    glfwWaitEvents();
 #endif
     // TODO(awdavies): This will be deprecated soon.
     __FlutterEngineFlushPendingTasksNow();