diff --git a/vstgui/lib/platform/mac/cocoa/nsviewframe.mm b/vstgui/lib/platform/mac/cocoa/nsviewframe.mm
index 6d665c87f..34a3bd3e9 100644
--- a/vstgui/lib/platform/mac/cocoa/nsviewframe.mm
+++ b/vstgui/lib/platform/mac/cocoa/nsviewframe.mm
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static BOOL resignFirstResponder (id self, SEL _cmd)
 			firstResponder = nil;
 		if (firstResponder)
 		{
-			if (firstResponder != self && [firstResponder isDescendantOf:self])
+			if ([firstResponder isDescendantOf:self])
 			{
 				return YES;
 			}