--- a/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsFrameLoader.cpp
@@ -3480,17 +3480,18 @@ nsFrameLoader::GetTabParent(nsITabParent
   tp.forget(aTabParent);
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsFrameLoader::GetLoadContext(nsILoadContext** aLoadContext)
 {
   nsCOMPtr<nsILoadContext> loadContext;
-  if (mRemoteBrowser) {
+  if (IsRemoteFrame() &&
+      (mRemoteBrowser || TryRemoteBrowser())) {
     loadContext = mRemoteBrowser->GetLoadContext();
   } else {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIDocShell> docShell;
     GetDocShell(getter_AddRefs(docShell));
     loadContext = do_GetInterface(docShell);
   }
   loadContext.forget(aLoadContext);
   return NS_OK;