diff --git a/examples/osgviewerQT/QOSGWidget.cpp b/examples/osgviewerQT/QOSGWidget.cpp
index 0da8d77fb..6048a245e 100644
--- a/examples/osgviewerQT/QOSGWidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgviewerQT/QOSGWidget.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #include <osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32>
 typedef HWND WindowHandle;
 typedef osgViewer::GraphicsWindowWin32::WindowData WindowData;
-#elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(APPLE_PRE_10_3)
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <osgViewer/api/Carbon/GraphicsWindowCarbon>
 typedef WindowRef WindowHandle;
 typedef osgViewer::GraphicsWindowCarbon::WindowData WindowData;
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ void QOSGWidget::createContext()
     traits->sampleBuffers = ds->getMultiSamples();
     traits->samples = ds->getNumMultiSamples();
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    traits->inheritedWindowData = new WindowData(HIViewGetWindow((HIViewRef)winId()));
+#else
     traits->inheritedWindowData = new WindowData(winId());
+#endif
 
     if (ds->getStereo())
     {