diff --git a/vcl/inc/osx/vclnsapp.h b/vcl/inc/osx/vclnsapp.h
index 38ad251e8bf2..541b509946a1 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/osx/vclnsapp.h
+++ b/vcl/inc/osx/vclnsapp.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class AquaSalFrame;
 @interface VCL_NSApplication : NSApplication
 {
 }
+-(void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification*)pNotification;
 -(void)sendEvent:(NSEvent*)pEvent;
 -(void)sendSuperEvent:(NSEvent*)pEvent;
 -(NSMenu*)applicationDockMenu:(NSApplication *)sender;
diff --git a/vcl/osx/salinst.cxx b/vcl/osx/salinst.cxx
index fcec7b6a5c92..f0e6b3459a52 100644
--- a/vcl/osx/salinst.cxx
+++ b/vcl/osx/salinst.cxx
@@ -194,37 +194,19 @@ sal_Bool ImplSVMainHook( int * pnInit )
     bNoSVMain = false;
     initNSApp();
 
-    NSEvent* pEvent = [NSEvent otherEventWithType: NSApplicationDefined
-                               location: NSZeroPoint
-                               modifierFlags: 0
-                               timestamp: 0
-                               windowNumber: 0
-                               context: nil
-                               subtype: AquaSalInstance::AppExecuteSVMain
-                               data1: 0
-                               data2: 0 ];
-    if( pEvent )
-    {
-        [NSApp postEvent: pEvent atStart: NO];
-
-        OUString aExeURL, aExe;
-        osl_getExecutableFile( &aExeURL.pData );
-        osl_getSystemPathFromFileURL( aExeURL.pData, &aExe.pData );
-        OString aByteExe( OUStringToOString( aExe, osl_getThreadTextEncoding() ) );
+    OUString aExeURL, aExe;
+    osl_getExecutableFile( &aExeURL.pData );
+    osl_getSystemPathFromFileURL( aExeURL.pData, &aExe.pData );
+    OString aByteExe( OUStringToOString( aExe, osl_getThreadTextEncoding() ) );
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-        aByteExe += OString ( " NSAccessibilityDebugLogLevel 1" );
-        const char* pArgv[] = { aByteExe.getStr(), NULL };
-        NSApplicationMain( 3, pArgv );
+    aByteExe += OString ( " NSAccessibilityDebugLogLevel 1" );
+    const char* pArgv[] = { aByteExe.getStr(), NULL };
+    NSApplicationMain( 3, pArgv );
 #else
-        const char* pArgv[] = { aByteExe.getStr(), NULL };
-        NSApplicationMain( 1, pArgv );
+    const char* pArgv[] = { aByteExe.getStr(), NULL };
+    NSApplicationMain( 1, pArgv );
 #endif
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OSL_FAIL( "NSApplication initialization could not be done" );
-    }
 
     return TRUE;   // indicate that ImplSVMainHook is implemented
 }
diff --git a/vcl/osx/vclnsapp.mm b/vcl/osx/vclnsapp.mm
index bd85aa760e00..531125a5efc2 100644
--- a/vcl/osx/vclnsapp.mm
+++ b/vcl/osx/vclnsapp.mm
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@
 // desktop/macosx/Info.plist has the value VCL_NSApplication.
 
 @implementation VCL_NSApplication
+
+-(void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification*)pNotification
+{
+    (void)pNotification;
+
+    NSEvent* pEvent = [NSEvent otherEventWithType: NSApplicationDefined
+                               location: NSZeroPoint
+                               modifierFlags: 0
+                               timestamp: 0
+                               windowNumber: 0
+                               context: nil
+                               subtype: AquaSalInstance::AppExecuteSVMain
+                               data1: 0
+                               data2: 0 ];
+    if( pEvent )
+        [NSApp postEvent: pEvent atStart: NO];
+}
+
 -(void)sendEvent:(NSEvent*)pEvent
 {
     NSEventType eType = [pEvent type];