--- a/widget/android/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/widget/android/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -1778,16 +1778,19 @@ nsWindow::CreateLayerManager(int aCompos
     }
 
     nsWindow *topLevelWindow = FindTopLevel();
     if (!topLevelWindow || topLevelWindow->mWindowType == eWindowType_invisible) {
         // don't create a layer manager for an invisible top-level window
         return;
     }
 
+    // Ensure that gfxPlatform is initialized first.
+    gfxPlatform::GetPlatform();
+
     if (ShouldUseOffMainThreadCompositing()) {
         CreateCompositor(aCompositorWidth, aCompositorHeight);
         if (mLayerManager) {
             return;
         }
 
         // If we get here, then off main thread compositing failed to initialize.
         sFailedToCreateGLContext = true;