diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/evtloop.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/evtloop.mm
index 137ba8af73..442130bb34 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/evtloop.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/evtloop.mm
@@ -541,8 +541,8 @@ void wxGUIEventLoop::BeginModalSession( wxWindow* modalWindow )
                                    defer:YES
          ];
         m_dummyWindow = nsnow;
+        [nsnow orderOut:nil];
     }
-    [nsnow orderOut:nil];
     m_modalSession = [NSApp beginModalSessionForWindow:nsnow];
     wxASSERT_MSG(m_modalSession != NULL, "modal session couldn't be started");
 }