diff --git a/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginViewer.cpp b/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginViewer.cpp
index f79b0f0d9bc..412bed01326 100644
--- a/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginViewer.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginViewer.cpp
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP pluginInstanceOwner :: CreateWidget(void)
           // start a periodic timer to provide null events to the plugin instance.
           mPluginTimer = do_CreateInstance("@mozilla.org/timer;1", &rv);
           if (rv == NS_OK)
-            rv = mPluginTimer->Init(this, 1020 / 60);
+            rv = mPluginTimer->Init(this, 1020 / 60, PR_TRUE, NS_TYPE_REPEATING_SLACK);
 #endif