diff --git a/src/libvlc.c b/src/libvlc.c
index e8c9f2d895963aedec6fe6e4f3fbb0153bc1d33e..9a53ee78832654e9f74dcd21cfdadf3de6bd6551 100644
--- a/src/libvlc.c
+++ b/src/libvlc.c
@@ -982,6 +982,9 @@ int libvlc_InternalInit( libvlc_int_t *p_libvlc, int i_argc,
      */
     var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-xid", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
     var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-hwnd", VLC_VAR_ADDRESS );
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable", VLC_VAR_INTERGER );
+#endif
     var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-view-top", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
     var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-view-left", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
     var_Create( p_libvlc, "drawable-view-bottom", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );