diff --git a/mozilla/browser/components/shell/src/nsWindowsShellService.cpp b/mozilla/browser/components/shell/src/nsWindowsShellService.cpp
index d17fb4bec71..da9f5f5898a 100644
--- a/mozilla/browser/components/shell/src/nsWindowsShellService.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/browser/components/shell/src/nsWindowsShellService.cpp
@@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ nsWindowsShellService::SetDesktopBackground(nsIDOMElement* aElement,
     if (!request) return rv;
     nsCOMPtr<imgIContainer> container;
     rv = request->GetImage(getter_AddRefs(container));
-    if (!request) return rv;
+    if (!container)
+      return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
 
     // get the current frame, which holds the image data
     container->GetCurrentFrame(getter_AddRefs(gfxFrame));