diff --git a/platform/ios/src/MLNMapView+Metal.mm b/platform/ios/src/MLNMapView+Metal.mm
index d8614c920b3..c9635b6df00 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/MLNMapView+Metal.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/src/MLNMapView+Metal.mm
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ void bind() override {
 
         commandBuffer = [commandQueue commandBuffer];
         commandBufferPtr = NS::RetainPtr((__bridge MTL::CommandBuffer*)commandBuffer);
-
-        currentDrawable = [mtlView currentDrawable];
     }
 
     const mbgl::mtl::RendererBackend& getBackend() const override { return backend; }
@@ -78,6 +76,7 @@ void bind() override {
     }
 
     void swap() override {
+        id<CAMetalDrawable> currentDrawable = [mtlView currentDrawable];
         [commandBuffer presentDrawable:currentDrawable];
         [commandBuffer commit];
 
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ void swap() override {
 public:
     MLNMapViewImplDelegate* delegate = nil;
     MTKView *mtlView = nil;
-    id<CAMetalDrawable> currentDrawable;
     id <MTLCommandBuffer> commandBuffer;
     id <MTLCommandQueue> commandQueue;