diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/stattext.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/stattext.mm
index 0eb61d8e2a..8de67df95c 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/stattext.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/stattext.mm
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void SetLabel(const wxString& title, wxFontEncoding encoding) wxOVERRIDE
     {
+        wxMacAutoreleasePool autoreleasepool;
+
         wxCFStringRef text( title , encoding );
 
         NSMutableAttributedString *
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
index a589187a8e..bf11057696 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
@@ -3070,6 +3070,8 @@ void SetSubviewsNeedDisplay( NSView *view )
 
 void wxWidgetCocoaImpl::SetNeedsDisplay( const wxRect* where )
 {
+    wxMacAutoreleasePool autoreleasepool;
+
     if ( where )
         [m_osxView setNeedsDisplayInRect:wxToNSRect(m_osxView, *where )];
     else