diff --git a/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h b/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h
index 49d31e5e9ded..f549b32fc830 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/composite/LayerManagerComposite.h
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ public:
     MOZ_CRASH("GFX: Call on compositor, not LayerManagerComposite");
   }
 
-  virtual LayersBackend GetBackendType() override
-  {
-    MOZ_CRASH("GFX: Shouldn't be called for composited layer manager");
-  }
   virtual void GetBackendName(nsAString& name) override
   {
     MOZ_CRASH("GFX: Shouldn't be called for composited layer manager");
@@ -403,10 +399,12 @@ public:
   bool AsyncPanZoomEnabled() const override;
 
 public:
-  virtual TextureFactoryIdentifier GetTextureFactoryIdentifier() override
-  {
+  virtual TextureFactoryIdentifier GetTextureFactoryIdentifier() override {
     return mCompositor->GetTextureFactoryIdentifier();
   }
+  virtual LayersBackend GetBackendType() override {
+    return mCompositor ? mCompositor->GetBackendType() : LayersBackend::LAYERS_NONE;
+  }
 
   void ForcePresent() override { mCompositor->ForcePresent(); }
 
diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/CrossProcessCompositorBridgeParent.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/CrossProcessCompositorBridgeParent.cpp
index e5a870c020ab..18252c76e228 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/CrossProcessCompositorBridgeParent.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/CrossProcessCompositorBridgeParent.cpp
@@ -506,6 +506,11 @@ CrossProcessCompositorBridgeParent::AllocPTextureParent(const SurfaceDescriptor&
 
   TextureFlags flags = aFlags;
 
+  LayersBackend actualBackend = LayersBackend::LAYERS_NONE;
+  if (state && state->mLayerManager) {
+    actualBackend = state->mLayerManager->GetBackendType();
+  }
+
   if (!state) {
     // The compositor was recreated, and we're receiving layers updates for a
     // a layer manager that will soon be discarded or invalidated. We can't
@@ -513,8 +518,7 @@ CrossProcessCompositorBridgeParent::AllocPTextureParent(const SurfaceDescriptor&
     // kill the content process. Instead, we signal that the underlying
     // TextureHost should not attempt to access the compositor.
     flags |= TextureFlags::INVALID_COMPOSITOR;
-  } else if (state->mLayerManager && state->mLayerManager->GetCompositor() &&
-             aLayersBackend != state->mLayerManager->GetCompositor()->GetBackendType()) {
+  } else if (actualBackend != LayersBackend::LAYERS_NONE && aLayersBackend != actualBackend) {
     gfxDevCrash(gfx::LogReason::PAllocTextureBackendMismatch) << "Texture backend is wrong";
   }