diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57206a06..15370970 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
  - [X11] Bugfix: Content scale fallback value could be inconsistent (#1578)
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: The `GLFW_HAND_CURSOR` shape used the wrong image (#1432)
  - [NSGL] Removed enforcement of forward-compatible flag for core contexts
+ - [NSGL] Bugfix: `GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER` had no effect on newer
+   macOS versions (#1442)
 
 
 ## Contact
diff --git a/src/nsgl_context.m b/src/nsgl_context.m
index e455d412..febbded2 100644
--- a/src/nsgl_context.m
+++ b/src/nsgl_context.m
@@ -354,8 +354,7 @@ GLFWbool _glfwCreateContextNSGL(_GLFWwindow* window,
                                   forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSurfaceOpacity];
     }
 
-    if (window->ns.retina)
-        [window->ns.view setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface:YES];
+    [window->ns.view setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface:window->ns.retina];
 
     GLint interval = 0;
     [window->context.nsgl.object setValues:&interval