diff --git a/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c b/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c
index dabde2239cc..92d46b7466d 100644
--- a/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c
+++ b/src/unix/darwin-proctitle.c
@@ -33,61 +33,56 @@
 # include <ApplicationServices/ApplicationServices.h>
 #endif
 
+#define S(s) pCFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, (s), kCFStringEncodingUTF8)
 
-static int uv__pthread_setname_np(const char* name) {
-  int (*dynamic_pthread_setname_np)(const char* name);
-  char namebuf[64];  /* MAXTHREADNAMESIZE */
-  int err;
-
-  /* pthread_setname_np() first appeared in OS X 10.6 and iOS 3.2. */
-  *(void **)(&dynamic_pthread_setname_np) =
-      dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "pthread_setname_np");
-
-  if (dynamic_pthread_setname_np == NULL)
-    return UV_ENOSYS;
-
-  strncpy(namebuf, name, sizeof(namebuf) - 1);
-  namebuf[sizeof(namebuf) - 1] = '\0';
 
-  err = dynamic_pthread_setname_np(namebuf);
-  if (err)
-    return UV__ERR(err);
+static int (*dynamic_pthread_setname_np)(const char* name);
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+static CFStringRef (*pCFStringCreateWithCString)(CFAllocatorRef,
+                                                 const char*,
+                                                 CFStringEncoding);
+static CFBundleRef (*pCFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier)(CFStringRef);
+static void *(*pCFBundleGetDataPointerForName)(CFBundleRef, CFStringRef);
+static void *(*pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName)(CFBundleRef, CFStringRef);
+static CFTypeRef (*pLSGetCurrentApplicationASN)(void);
+static OSStatus (*pLSSetApplicationInformationItem)(int,
+                                                    CFTypeRef,
+                                                    CFStringRef,
+                                                    CFStringRef,
+                                                    CFDictionaryRef*);
+static void* application_services_handle;
+static void* core_foundation_handle;
+static CFBundleRef launch_services_bundle;
+static CFStringRef* display_name_key;
+static CFDictionaryRef (*pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary)(CFBundleRef);
+static CFBundleRef (*pCFBundleGetMainBundle)(void);
+static CFBundleRef hi_services_bundle;
+static OSStatus (*pSetApplicationIsDaemon)(int);
+static CFDictionaryRef (*pLSApplicationCheckIn)(int, CFDictionaryRef);
+static void (*pLSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus)(uint64_t,
+                                                                     void*);
+
+
+UV_DESTRUCTOR(static void uv__set_process_title_platform_fini(void)) {
+  if (core_foundation_handle != NULL) {
+    dlclose(core_foundation_handle);
+    core_foundation_handle = NULL;
+  }
 
-  return 0;
+  if (application_services_handle != NULL) {
+    dlclose(application_services_handle);
+    application_services_handle = NULL;
+  }
 }
+#endif  /* !TARGET_OS_IPHONE */
 
 
-int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
-#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
-  return uv__pthread_setname_np(title);
-#else
-  CFStringRef (*pCFStringCreateWithCString)(CFAllocatorRef,
-                                            const char*,
-                                            CFStringEncoding);
-  CFBundleRef (*pCFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier)(CFStringRef);
-  void *(*pCFBundleGetDataPointerForName)(CFBundleRef, CFStringRef);
-  void *(*pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName)(CFBundleRef, CFStringRef);
-  CFTypeRef (*pLSGetCurrentApplicationASN)(void);
-  OSStatus (*pLSSetApplicationInformationItem)(int,
-                                               CFTypeRef,
-                                               CFStringRef,
-                                               CFStringRef,
-                                               CFDictionaryRef*);
-  void* application_services_handle;
-  void* core_foundation_handle;
-  CFBundleRef launch_services_bundle;
-  CFStringRef* display_name_key;
-  CFDictionaryRef (*pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary)(CFBundleRef);
-  CFBundleRef (*pCFBundleGetMainBundle)(void);
-  CFBundleRef hi_services_bundle;
-  OSStatus (*pSetApplicationIsDaemon)(int);
-  CFDictionaryRef (*pLSApplicationCheckIn)(int, CFDictionaryRef);
-  void (*pLSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus)(uint64_t,
-                                                                void*);
-  CFTypeRef asn;
-  int err;
-
-  err = UV_ENOENT;
+void uv__set_process_title_platform_init(void) {
+  /* pthread_setname_np() first appeared in OS X 10.6 and iOS 3.2. */
+  *(void **)(&dynamic_pthread_setname_np) =
+      dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "pthread_setname_np");
+
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
   application_services_handle = dlopen("/System/Library/Frameworks/"
                                        "ApplicationServices.framework/"
                                        "Versions/A/ApplicationServices",
@@ -116,8 +111,6 @@ int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
     goto out;
   }
 
-#define S(s) pCFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, (s), kCFStringEncodingUTF8)
-
   launch_services_bundle =
       pCFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier(S("com.apple.LaunchServices"));
 
@@ -148,13 +141,14 @@ int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
                                      "CFBundleGetInfoDictionary");
   *(void **)(&pCFBundleGetMainBundle) = dlsym(core_foundation_handle,
                                  "CFBundleGetMainBundle");
+
   if (pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary == NULL || pCFBundleGetMainBundle == NULL)
     goto out;
 
   /* Black 10.9 magic, to remove (Not responding) mark in Activity Monitor */
   hi_services_bundle =
       pCFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier(S("com.apple.HIServices"));
-  err = UV_ENOENT;
+
   if (hi_services_bundle == NULL)
     goto out;
 
@@ -168,42 +162,38 @@ int uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
       pCFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName(
           launch_services_bundle,
           S("_LSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus"));
+
   if (pSetApplicationIsDaemon == NULL ||
       pLSApplicationCheckIn == NULL ||
       pLSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus == NULL) {
     goto out;
   }
 
-  if (pSetApplicationIsDaemon(1) != noErr)
-    goto out;
-
-  pLSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus(0, NULL);
-
-  /* Check into process manager?! */
-  pLSApplicationCheckIn(-2,
-                        pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary(pCFBundleGetMainBundle()));
-
-  asn = pLSGetCurrentApplicationASN();
-
-  err = UV_EINVAL;
-  if (pLSSetApplicationInformationItem(-2,  /* Magic value. */
-                                       asn,
-                                       *display_name_key,
-                                       S(title),
-                                       NULL) != noErr) {
-    goto out;
-  }
-
-  uv__pthread_setname_np(title);  /* Don't care if it fails. */
-  err = 0;
+  return;
 
 out:
-  if (core_foundation_handle != NULL)
-    dlclose(core_foundation_handle);
+  uv__set_process_title_platform_fini();
+#endif  /* !TARGET_OS_IPHONE */
+}
 
-  if (application_services_handle != NULL)
-    dlclose(application_services_handle);
 
-  return err;
+void uv__set_process_title(const char* title) {
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+  if (core_foundation_handle != NULL && pSetApplicationIsDaemon(1) != noErr) {
+    CFTypeRef asn;
+    pLSSetApplicationLaunchServicesServerConnectionStatus(0, NULL);
+    pLSApplicationCheckIn(/* Magic value */ -2,
+                          pCFBundleGetInfoDictionary(pCFBundleGetMainBundle()));
+    asn = pLSGetCurrentApplicationASN();
+    pLSSetApplicationInformationItem(/* Magic value */ -2, asn,
+                                     *display_name_key, S(title), NULL);
+  }
 #endif  /* !TARGET_OS_IPHONE */
+
+  if (dynamic_pthread_setname_np != NULL) {
+    char namebuf[64];  /* MAXTHREADNAMESIZE */
+    strncpy(namebuf, title, sizeof(namebuf) - 1);
+    namebuf[sizeof(namebuf) - 1] = '\0';
+    dynamic_pthread_setname_np(namebuf);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/unix/proctitle.c b/src/unix/proctitle.c
index 1a8c7a7090e..a5ce2030c55 100644
--- a/src/unix/proctitle.c
+++ b/src/unix/proctitle.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+extern void uv__set_process_title_platform_init(void);
 extern void uv__set_process_title(const char* title);
 
 static uv_mutex_t process_title_mutex;
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ static struct {
 
 static void init_process_title_mutex_once(void) {
   uv_mutex_init(&process_title_mutex);
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+  uv__set_process_title_platform_init();
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test/test-process-title-threadsafe.c b/test/test-process-title-threadsafe.c
index cc3fd41a136..c0dee48a79f 100644
--- a/test/test-process-title-threadsafe.c
+++ b/test/test-process-title-threadsafe.c
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-# define NUM_ITERATIONS 10
-#else
-# define NUM_ITERATIONS 50
-#endif
+#define NUM_ITERATIONS 50
 
 static const char* titles[] = {
   "8L2NY0Kdj0XyNFZnmUZigIOfcWjyNr0SkMmUhKw99VLUsZFrvCQQC3XIRfNR8pjyMjXObllled",