diff --git a/mozilla/toolkit/components/typeaheadfind/content/findBar.js b/mozilla/toolkit/components/typeaheadfind/content/findBar.js
index 80c574ec66b..61e05d7bdaa 100755
--- a/mozilla/toolkit/components/typeaheadfind/content/findBar.js
+++ b/mozilla/toolkit/components/typeaheadfind/content/findBar.js
@@ -243,9 +243,10 @@ function highlight(range, node)
 
 function getSelectionControllerForFindToolbar(ds)
 {
-  var display = ds.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIInterfaceRequestor).getInterface(Components.interfaces.nsISelectionDisplay);
-  if (!display)
-    return null;
+  try {
+    var display = ds.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIInterfaceRequestor).getInterface(Components.interfaces.nsISelectionDisplay);
+  }
+  catch (e) { return null; }
   return display.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsISelectionController);
 }