diff --git a/mozilla/content/base/src/nsObjectLoadingContent.cpp b/mozilla/content/base/src/nsObjectLoadingContent.cpp
index efad38efdda..9018638fbd9 100644
--- a/mozilla/content/base/src/nsObjectLoadingContent.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/content/base/src/nsObjectLoadingContent.cpp
@@ -989,9 +989,6 @@ nsObjectLoadingContent::NotifyStateChanged(ObjectType aOldType,
     // If our state changed, then we already recreated frames
     // Otherwise, need to do that here
 
-    // Need the following line before calling RecreateFramesFor
-    mozAutoDocUpdate upd(doc, UPDATE_CONTENT_STATE, PR_TRUE);
-
     PRUint32 numShells = doc->GetNumberOfShells();
     for (PRUint32 i = 0; i < numShells; ++i) {
       nsIPresShell* shell = doc->GetShellAt(i);
diff --git a/mozilla/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp b/mozilla/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
index 3d4c72b1394..aa6211aed22 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/base/nsPresShell.cpp
@@ -3738,11 +3738,16 @@ PresShell::RecreateFramesFor(nsIContent* aContent)
   // Don't call RecreateFramesForContent since that is not exported and we want
   // to keep the number of entrypoints down.
 
+  NS_ASSERTION(mViewManager, "Should have view manager");
+  mViewManager->BeginUpdateViewBatch();
+
+  // Have to make sure that the content notifications are flushed before we
+  // start messing with the frame model; otherwise we can get content doubling.
+  mDocument->FlushPendingNotifications(Flush_ContentAndNotify);
+
   nsStyleChangeList changeList;
   changeList.AppendChange(nsnull, aContent, nsChangeHint_ReconstructFrame);
 
-  NS_ASSERTION(mViewManager, "Should have view manager");
-  mViewManager->BeginUpdateViewBatch();
   nsresult rv = mFrameConstructor->ProcessRestyledFrames(changeList);
   mViewManager->EndUpdateViewBatch(NS_VMREFRESH_NO_SYNC);
 #ifdef ACCESSIBILITY