diff --git a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
index 1cac8656a7b..3ebdac45389 100644
--- a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -4114,7 +4114,6 @@ nsDocShell::InternalLoad(nsIURI * aURI,
                          PRUint32 aLoadType,
                          nsISHEntry * aSHEntry)
 {
-
     nsresult rv;
 
     nsCOMPtr<nsISupports> owner(aOwner);
@@ -4263,8 +4262,13 @@ nsDocShell::InternalLoad(nsIURI * aURI,
         return rv;
     }
 
-    
-    
+    //
+    // Load is being targetted at this docshell so return an error if the
+    // docshell is in the process of being destroyed.
+    //
+    if (mIsBeingDestroyed) {
+        return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+	}
     
     mURIResultedInDocument = PR_FALSE;  // reset the clock...
     mLSHE = aSHEntry;