diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
index f7efb7728b..e7257577dc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ QCoreApplication* create_application(std::span<char* const> qt_argv)
 	{
 		qputenv("QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR", "0");
 	}
+#elif __APPLE__
+	// set the QT_MTL_NO_TRANSACTION variable in order to prevent Qt GUI freeze
+	qputenv("QT_MTL_NO_TRANSACTION", "1");
 #endif
 
 	bool use_high_dpi = true;