diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Menu.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Menu.java
index ecffa1b232d..597dc10f15e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Menu.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Menu.java	
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ void _setVisible (boolean visible) {
 
 		// Hold on to window in case it is disposed while the popup is open.
 		window.retain();
+		// The menu might get disposed in a NS* call below (#922), so better
+		// keep a reference to `display` here.
+		final Display display = this.display;
 		// NSMenu processes events on its own while the popup is open.
 		display.sendPreExternalEventDispatchEvent ();
 		NSEvent nsEvent = NSEvent.otherEventWithType(OS.NSApplicationDefined, location, 0, 0.0, window.windowNumber(), window.graphicsContext(), (short)0, 0, 0);