diff --git a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsWindow.cpp b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsWindow.cpp
index 9e0d18739f3..32d3a879e70 100644
--- a/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/widget/src/gtk2/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -1722,6 +1722,9 @@ nsWindow::OnExposeEvent(GtkWidget *aWidget, GdkEventExpose *aEvent)
             bufferPixmapSurface =
                 new gfxXlibSurface(display, drawable, XVisual,
                                    gfxIntSize(boundsRect.width, boundsRect.height));
+            if (bufferPixmapSurface && bufferPixmapSurface->CairoStatus()) {
+                bufferPixmapSurface = nsnull;
+            }
             if (bufferPixmapSurface) {
                 bufferPixmapSurface->SetDeviceOffset(gfxPoint(-boundsRect.x, -boundsRect.y));
                 nsCOMPtr<nsIRenderingContext> newRC;