diff --git a/src/gui/src/main.cpp b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
index cf4d0c1e..fe09ed3e 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 #include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+#endif
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+#include <cstdlib>
 #endif
 
 class QThreadImpl : public QThread
@@ -52,6 +55,10 @@ bool checkMacAssistiveDevices();
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    /* Workaround for QTBUG-40332 - "High ping when QNetworkAccessManager is instantiated" */
+    ::setenv ("QT_BEARER_POLL_TIMEOUT", "-1", 1);
+#endif
 	QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("Synergy");
 	QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain("http://symless.com/");
 	QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("Synergy");