diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaeventdispatcher.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaeventdispatcher.mm
index d2f985ec87..cc63213904 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaeventdispatcher.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaeventdispatcher.mm
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 #include <qdebug.h>
 
 #include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
-#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ bool QCocoaEventDispatcher::hasPendingEvents()
 {
     extern uint qGlobalPostedEventsCount();
     extern bool qt_is_gui_used; //qapplication.cpp
-    return qGlobalPostedEventsCount() || (qt_is_gui_used && GetNumEventsInQueue(GetMainEventQueue()));
+    return qGlobalPostedEventsCount() || (qt_is_gui_used && !CFRunLoopIsWaiting(CFRunLoopGetMain()));
 }
 
 static bool IsMouseOrKeyEvent( NSEvent* event )