diff --git a/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp b/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
index 16f0aaf52bcb..59616b7b004a 100644
--- a/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
+++ b/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
@@ -3381,8 +3381,8 @@ nsXPCComponents_Utils::BlockScriptForGlobal(const JS::Value &globalArg,
                                             JSContext *cx)
 {
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(globalArg.isObject(), NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG);
-    JSObject *global = UncheckedUnwrap(&globalArg.toObject(),
-                                       /* stopAtOuter = */ false);
+    RootedObject global(cx, UncheckedUnwrap(&globalArg.toObject(),
+                                            /* stopAtOuter = */ false));
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(JS_IsGlobalObject(global), NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG);
     if (nsContentUtils::IsSystemPrincipal(GetObjectPrincipal(global))) {
         JS_ReportError(cx, "Script may not be disabled for system globals");
@@ -3397,8 +3397,8 @@ nsXPCComponents_Utils::UnblockScriptForGlobal(const JS::Value &globalArg,
                                               JSContext *cx)
 {
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(globalArg.isObject(), NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG);
-    JSObject *global = UncheckedUnwrap(&globalArg.toObject(),
-                                       /* stopAtOuter = */ false);
+    RootedObject global(cx, UncheckedUnwrap(&globalArg.toObject(),
+                                            /* stopAtOuter = */ false));
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(JS_IsGlobalObject(global), NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG);
     if (nsContentUtils::IsSystemPrincipal(GetObjectPrincipal(global))) {
         JS_ReportError(cx, "Script may not be disabled for system globals");