diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
index 41ed703b1..55c6026cf 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ Cocoa_CreateImage(SDL_Surface * surface)
 
 void SDL_NSLog(const char *text)
 {
-    NSLog(@"%s", text);
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        NSString *str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:text];
+        NSLog(@"%@", str);
+    }
 }
 
 #endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_COCOA */
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
index e32443cb5..f302e6494 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ UIKit_ForceUpdateHomeIndicator()
 #if !defined(SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_COCOA)
 void SDL_NSLog(const char *text)
 {
-    NSLog(@"%s", text);
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        NSString *str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:text];
+        NSLog(@"%@", str);
+    }
 }
 #endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_COCOA */