diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/cocoa/cocoa-videooverlay.m b/tests/examples/gl/cocoa/cocoa-videooverlay.m
index c9d76a5743..683abe1253 100755
--- a/tests/examples/gl/cocoa/cocoa-videooverlay.m
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/cocoa/cocoa-videooverlay.m
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static GstBusSyncReply create_window (GstBus* bus, GstMessage* message, MainWind
 
   g_print ("setting window handle %lud\n", (gulong) window);
 
-  gst_video_overlay_set_window_handle (GST_VIDEO_OVERLAY (GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message)), (guintptr) window);
+  gst_video_overlay_set_window_handle (GST_VIDEO_OVERLAY (GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message)), (guintptr) [window contentView]);
 
   gst_message_unref (message);