diff --git a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
index 00b9c0f5d3e8..57062c5727fc 100644
--- a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ bool nsDisplayListBuilder::IsAnimatedGeometryRoot(nsIFrame* aFrame,
   if (parentType == LayoutFrameType::Scroll ||
       parentType == LayoutFrameType::ListControl) {
     nsIScrollableFrame* sf = do_QueryFrame(parent);
-    if (sf->GetScrolledFrame() == aFrame && sf->IsScrollingActive()) {
+    if (sf->GetScrolledFrame() == aFrame) {
       MOZ_ASSERT(!aFrame->IsTransformed());
       return sf->IsMaybeAsynchronouslyScrolled();
     }