diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/misc.h b/modules/gui/macosx/misc.h
index d6137ddd57a449ec4d901959d88737cd939b3ef2..85f055212121bf9001a408170fb9f92047571dc2 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/misc.h
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/misc.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 {
     NSImage *o_knob_img;
     NSRect img_rect;
+    BOOL b_dark;
 }
 - (CGFloat)knobPosition;
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/misc.m b/modules/gui/macosx/misc.m
index 1728dbc40ca0bd80c36e6179a491679081cac2cd..de55de22e75f962a7be495165398bfdfebe2d947 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/misc.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/misc.m
@@ -607,10 +607,13 @@ void _drawFrameInRect(NSRect frameRect)
 
 - (void)awakeFromNib
 {
-    if (config_GetInt( VLCIntf, "macosx-interfacestyle" ))
+    if (config_GetInt( VLCIntf, "macosx-interfacestyle" )) {
         o_knob_img = [NSImage imageNamed:@"progression-knob_dark"];
-    else
+        b_dark = YES;
+    } else {
         o_knob_img = [NSImage imageNamed:@"progression-knob"];
+        b_dark = NO;
+    }
     img_rect.size = [o_knob_img size];
     img_rect.origin.x = img_rect.origin.y = 0;
 }
@@ -648,7 +651,10 @@ void _drawFrameInRect(NSRect frameRect)
     [[NSGraphicsContext currentContext] restoreGraphicsState];
 
     NSRect knobRect = [[self cell] knobRectFlipped:NO];
-    knobRect.origin.y+=1;
+    if (b_dark)
+        knobRect.origin.y+=2;
+    else
+        knobRect.origin.y+=1;
     [self drawKnobInRect: knobRect];
 }