diff --git a/layout/painting/RetainedDisplayListBuilder.cpp b/layout/painting/RetainedDisplayListBuilder.cpp
index c6db8985bee9..05f861a6887a 100644
--- a/layout/painting/RetainedDisplayListBuilder.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/RetainedDisplayListBuilder.cpp
@@ -1263,11 +1263,6 @@ auto RetainedDisplayListBuilder::AttemptPartialUpdate(
       modifiedDirty,
       mBuilder.RootReferenceFrame()->GetVisualOverflowRectRelativeToSelf());
 
-  PartialUpdateResult result = PartialUpdateResult::NoChange;
-  if (!modifiedDirty.IsEmpty() || !framesWithProps.IsEmpty()) {
-    result = PartialUpdateResult::Updated;
-  }
-
   mBuilder.SetDirtyRect(modifiedDirty);
   mBuilder.SetPartialUpdate(true);
 
@@ -1309,6 +1304,7 @@ auto RetainedDisplayListBuilder::AttemptPartialUpdate(
   // we call RestoreState on nsDisplayWrapList it resets the clip to the base
   // clip, and we need the UpdateBounds call (within MergeDisplayLists) to
   // move it to the correct inner clip.
+  PartialUpdateResult result = PartialUpdateResult::NoChange;
   Maybe<const ActiveScrolledRoot*> dummy;
   if (MergeDisplayLists(&modifiedDL, &mList, &mList, dummy)) {
     result = PartialUpdateResult::Updated;