diff --git a/gfx/layers/client/CanvasClient.cpp b/gfx/layers/client/CanvasClient.cpp
index 520acec163ee..c472c32bc1d9 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/client/CanvasClient.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/client/CanvasClient.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ CanvasClient::CreateCanvasClient(CanvasClientType aType,
 {
   if (aType == CanvasClientGLContext &&
       aForwarder->GetCompositorBackendType() == LAYERS_OPENGL) {
+    aFlags &= ~TEXTURE_DEALLOCATE_HOST;
     return new DeprecatedCanvasClientSurfaceStream(aForwarder, aFlags);
   }
   if (gfxPlatform::GetPlatform()->UseDeprecatedTextures()) {
+    aFlags &= ~TEXTURE_DEALLOCATE_HOST;
     return new DeprecatedCanvasClient2D(aForwarder, aFlags);
   }
   return new CanvasClient2D(aForwarder, aFlags);