diff --git a/vcl/quartz/salgdicommon.cxx b/vcl/quartz/salgdicommon.cxx
index ee1232ad1dcd..72a44b91abac 100644
--- a/vcl/quartz/salgdicommon.cxx
+++ b/vcl/quartz/salgdicommon.cxx
@@ -899,6 +899,8 @@ bool AquaSalGraphics::drawPolyLine(
         // use the path to prepare the graphics context
         CG_TRACE( "CGContextSaveGState(" << mrContext << ") " << ++mnContextStackDepth );
         CGContextSaveGState( mrContext );
+        CG_TRACE( "CGContextBeginPath(" << mrContext << ")" );
+        CGContextBeginPath( mrContext );
         CG_TRACE( "CGContextAddPath(" << mrContext << "," << xPath << ")" );
         CGContextAddPath( mrContext, xPath );
         // draw path with antialiased line