diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCClickerManager.m b/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCClickerManager.m
index 44611bab84403bb1e94733afe3b39ebcbddec17c..e3cccd7fe28f2ab6fd27726c2bfc7c4600df82d4 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCClickerManager.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCClickerManager.m
@@ -66,15 +66,14 @@
                                selector:@selector(coreChangedAppleRemoteSetting:)
                                    name:VLCAppleRemoteSettingChangedNotification
                                  object:nil];
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                 selector:@selector(startListeningWithAppleRemote)
-                                                     name:NSApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification
-                                                   object:nil];
-
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                 selector:@selector(stopListeningWithAppleRemote)
-                                                     name:NSApplicationDidResignActiveNotification
-                                                   object:nil];
+        [notificationCenter addObserver:self
+                               selector:@selector(startListeningWithAppleRemote)
+                                   name:NSApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification
+                                 object:nil];
+        [notificationCenter addObserver:self
+                               selector:@selector(stopListeningWithAppleRemote)
+                                   name:NSApplicationDidResignActiveNotification
+                                 object:nil];
 
         /* init Apple Remote support */
         _remote = [[AppleRemote alloc] init];
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCCoreInteraction.m b/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCCoreInteraction.m
index 4d511161ae3562335ded1b1260cdfe5d5d45c8bf..c4297b0b7db0cd3e0029e93a603873c766ea411a 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCCoreInteraction.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/coreinteraction/VLCCoreInteraction.m
@@ -81,20 +81,19 @@ static int BossCallback(vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
 {
     self = [super init];
     if (self) {
-        intf_thread_t *p_intf = getIntf();
-
         NSNotificationCenter *notificationCenter = [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter];
         [notificationCenter addObserver:self
-                          selector:@selector(applicationWillTerminate:)
-                              name:NSApplicationWillTerminateNotification
-                            object:nil];
+                               selector:@selector(applicationWillTerminate:)
+                                   name:NSApplicationWillTerminateNotification
+                                 object:nil];
 
         _clickerManager = [[VLCClickerManager alloc] init];
         _playlistController = [[VLCMain sharedInstance] playlistController];
         _playerController = [_playlistController playerController];
 
-        // FIXME: this variable will live on the current libvlc instance now. Depends on a future patch
-        var_AddCallback(p_intf, "intf-boss", BossCallback, (__bridge void *)self);
+        intf_thread_t *p_intf = getIntf();
+        libvlc_int_t* libvlc = vlc_object_instance(p_intf);
+        var_AddCallback(libvlc, "intf-boss", BossCallback, (__bridge void *)self);
     }
     return self;
 }
@@ -102,8 +101,9 @@ static int BossCallback(vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
 - (void)applicationWillTerminate:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
     // Dealloc is never called because this is a singleton, so we should cleanup manually before termination
-    // FIXME: this variable will live on the current libvlc instance now. Depends on a future patch
-    var_DelCallback(getIntf(), "intf-boss", BossCallback, (__bridge void *)self);
+    intf_thread_t *p_intf = getIntf();
+    libvlc_int_t* libvlc = vlc_object_instance(p_intf);
+    var_DelCallback(libvlc, "intf-boss", BossCallback, (__bridge void *)self);
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver: self];
     _clickerManager = nil;
     _usedHotkeys = nil;
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/main/VLCMain.m b/modules/gui/macosx/main/VLCMain.m
index cdcec49a57f70540bf2aab751ea7c28512b9f49c..4f1f66c857dae5c52fb01a7d64ac9d436973a890 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/main/VLCMain.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/main/VLCMain.m
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ static VLCMain *sharedInstance = nil;
         _mainWindowController = [[NSWindowController alloc] initWithWindowNibName:@"MainWindow"];
         _libraryWindowController = [[VLCLibraryWindowController alloc] initWithLibraryWindow];
 
-        // FIXME: those variables will live on the current libvlc instance now. Depends on a future patch
-        var_AddCallback(p_intf, "intf-toggle-fscontrol", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
-        var_AddCallback(p_intf, "intf-show", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
+        libvlc_int_t *libvlc = vlc_object_instance(p_intf);
+        var_AddCallback(libvlc, "intf-toggle-fscontrol", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
+        var_AddCallback(libvlc, "intf-show", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
 
         // Load them here already to apply stored profiles
         _videoEffectsPanel = [[VLCVideoEffectsWindowController alloc] init];
@@ -337,8 +337,9 @@ static VLCMain *sharedInstance = nil;
     [[self videoEffectsPanel] saveCurrentProfileAtTerminate];
     [[self audioEffectsPanel] saveCurrentProfileAtTerminate];
 
-    var_DelCallback(p_intf, "intf-toggle-fscontrol", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
-    var_DelCallback(p_intf, "intf-show", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
+    libvlc_int_t *libvlc = vlc_object_instance(p_intf);
+    var_DelCallback(libvlc, "intf-toggle-fscontrol", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
+    var_DelCallback(libvlc, "intf-show", ShowController, (__bridge void *)self);
 
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver: self];