diff --git a/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.cpp b/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.cpp
index 3f12dd1aa6311c6e41a3a4809623156a12d082b0..00e34e739f3a79b4a2d5bc72a19a662f8ddefb39 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.cpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ PlaylistWidget::PlaylistWidget( intf_thread_t *_p_i, QWidget *_par )
               mainView, setRoot( playlist_item_t * ) );
 
 
-    split = new QSplitter(this);
+    split = new PlaylistSplitter( this );
 
     /* Add the two sides of the QSplitter */
     split->addWidget( leftSplitter );
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ QSize LocationButton::sizeHint() const
 #undef PADDING
 
 #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
-QSplitterHandle *PlaylistWidget::createHandle()
+QSplitterHandle *PlaylistSplitter::createHandle()
 {
-    return new SplitterHandle( split->orientation(), split );
+    return new SplitterHandle( orientation(), this );
 }
 
 SplitterHandle::SplitterHandle( Qt::Orientation orientation, QSplitter * parent )
diff --git a/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.hpp b/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.hpp
index 3c105c5ac11bf1aaac5190db15bf4a1a09a27f1e..bfac66b9eeed4e7a4867a8ee519336a5bff98699 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.hpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt4/components/playlist/playlist.hpp
@@ -72,14 +72,22 @@ protected:
     virtual void dropEvent( QDropEvent *);
     virtual void dragEnterEvent( QDragEnterEvent * );
     virtual void closeEvent( QCloseEvent * );
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-    virtual QSplitterHandle *createHandle();
-#endif
-
 private slots:
     void changeView( const QModelIndex& index );
 };
 
+#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
+class PlaylistSplitter : public QSplitter
+{
+public:
+    PlaylistSplitter( QWidget *_parent ) : QSplitter( _parent ){}
+protected:
+    virtual QSplitterHandle *createHandle();
+};
+#else
+ #define PlaylistSplitter QSplitter
+#endif
+
 #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
 class SplitterHandle : public QSplitterHandle
 {