diff --git a/BBGE/Cocoa.mm b/BBGE/Cocoa.mm
index a65a0ea..dc52f0c 100644
--- a/BBGE/Cocoa.mm
+++ b/BBGE/Cocoa.mm
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 
 void cocoaMessageBox(const std::string &title, const std::string &msg)
 {
-    @autoreleasepool {
-        NSString *nstitle = @(title.c_str());
-        NSString *nsmsg = @(msg.c_str());
-        NSRunAlertPanel(nstitle, @"%@", nil, nil, nil, nsmsg);
-    }
+    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    NSString *nstitle = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:title.c_str()];
+    NSString *nsmsg = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:msg.c_str()];
+    NSRunAlertPanel(nstitle, @"%@", nil, nil, nil, nsmsg);
+    [pool drain];
 }