diff --git a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/timer.mm b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/timer.mm
index 36ac8e9c..a243bb6a 100644
--- a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/timer.mm
+++ b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/timer.mm
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ bool Timer::Stop() {
 
 bool Timer::FireNow() {
   if (callback_ != nil) {
-    callback_();
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^(void) {
+      callback_();
+    });
     return true;
   }
   return false;