--- a/layout/painting/RetainedDisplayListBuilder.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/RetainedDisplayListBuilder.cpp
@@ -149,17 +149,18 @@ RetainedDisplayListBuilder::PreProcessDi
         aList->mDAG.AddNode(Span<const MergedListIndex>(&previous, 1));
       }
     }
 
     nsIFrame* f = item->Frame();
 
     if (item->GetChildren()) {
       if (!PreProcessDisplayList(item->GetChildren(), SelectAGRForFrame(f, aAGR))) {
-        return false;
+        mBuilder.MarkFrameForDisplayIfVisible(f, mBuilder.RootReferenceFrame());
+        mBuilder.MarkFrameModifiedDuringBuilding(f);
       }
     }
 
     // TODO: We should be able to check the clipped bounds relative
     // to the common AGR (of both the existing item and the invalidated
     // frame) and determine if they can ever intersect.
     if (aAGR && item->GetAnimatedGeometryRoot()->GetAsyncAGR() != aAGR) {
       mBuilder.MarkFrameForDisplayIfVisible(f, mBuilder.RootReferenceFrame());