diff --git a/mozilla/browser/base/content/metaData.js b/mozilla/browser/base/content/metaData.js
index ca2517420ab..df3c021d5be 100644
--- a/mozilla/browser/base/content/metaData.js
+++ b/mozilla/browser/base/content/metaData.js
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ function showMetadataFor(elem)
   // Each of them could be at a different level in the tree, so they each
   // need their own boolean to tell us to stop looking.
   while (elem && elem.nodeType == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+    htmllocalname = "";
+    if (isHTMLElement(elem,"")) { 
+      htmllocalname = elem.localName.toLowerCase();
+    }
+
     if (!onLink)   checkForLink(elem, htmllocalname);
     if (!onInsDel) checkForInsDel(elem, htmllocalname);
     if (!onQuote)  checkForQuote(elem, htmllocalname);
@@ -108,11 +113,6 @@ function showMetadataFor(elem)
     if (!onLang)   checkForLang(elem, htmllocalname);
       
     elem = elem.parentNode;
-
-    htmllocalname = "";
-    if (isHTMLElement(elem,"")) { 
-      htmllocalname = elem.localName.toLowerCase();
-    }
   }
   
   // Decide which sections to show
@@ -245,15 +245,19 @@ function checkForLink(elem, htmllocalname)
       break;
     case "":
     case "_self":
-      if (elem.ownerDocument != elem.ownerDocument.defaultView._content.document)
-        setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameFrameText"));
-      else
-        setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameWindowText"));
+      if (elem.ownerDocument.defaultView) {
+        if (elem.ownerDocument != elem.ownerDocument.defaultView.content.document)
+          setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameFrameText"));
+        else
+          setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameWindowText"));
+      } else {
+        hideNode("link-target");
+      }
       break;
     default:
       setInfo("link-target", "\"" + target + "\"");
     }
-    
+
     onLink = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/metadata.js b/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/metadata.js
index 7d5bd251b70..a7bfce84436 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/metadata.js
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/metadata.js
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ function showMetadataFor(elem)
     // Each of them could be at a different level in the tree, so they each
     // need their own boolean to tell us to stop looking.
     while (elem && elem.nodeType == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+        htmllocalname = "";
+        if (isHTMLElement(elem,"")) {
+            htmllocalname = elem.localName.toLowerCase();
+        }
+
         if (!onLink)   checkForLink(elem, htmllocalname);
         if (!onInsDel) checkForInsDel(elem, htmllocalname);
         if (!onQuote)  checkForQuote(elem, htmllocalname);
@@ -113,13 +118,8 @@ function showMetadataFor(elem)
         if (!onLang)   checkForLang(elem, htmllocalname);
           
         elem = elem.parentNode;
-
-        htmllocalname = "";
-        if (isHTMLElement(elem,"")) { 
-            htmllocalname = elem.localName.toLowerCase();
-        }
     }
-    
+
     // Decide which sections to show
     var onMisc = onTable || onTitle || onLang;
     if (!onMisc)   hideNode("misc-sec");
@@ -252,10 +252,14 @@ function checkForLink(elem, htmllocalname)
             break;
         case "":
         case "_self":
-            if (elem.ownerDocument != elem.ownerDocument.defaultView.content.document)
-                setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameFrameText"));
-            else
-                setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameWindowText"));
+            if (elem.ownerDocument.defaultView) {
+                if (elem.ownerDocument != elem.ownerDocument.defaultView.content.document)
+                    setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameFrameText"));
+                else
+                    setInfo("link-target", gMetadataBundle.getString("sameWindowText"));
+            } else {
+                hideNode("link-target");
+            }
             break;
         default:
             setInfo("link-target", "\"" + target + "\"");