diff --git a/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.cpp b/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.cpp
index 8a0e13f68c27..1da4aba7895e 100644
--- a/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.cpp
+++ b/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ RecordedEvent::LoadEventFromStream(std::istream &aStream, EventType aType) {
   return LoadEvent(aStream, aType);
 }
 
+RecordedEvent *
+RecordedEvent::LoadEventFromStream(EventStream& aStream, EventType aType) {
+  return LoadEvent(aStream, aType);
+}
+
 string
 RecordedEvent::GetEventName(EventType aType)
 {
diff --git a/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.h b/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.h
index c74456531e8c..6a25a228b836 100644
--- a/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.h
+++ b/gfx/2d/RecordedEvent.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ struct MemStream {
 class EventStream {
 public:
   virtual void write(const char* aData, size_t aSize) = 0;
+  virtual void read(char* aOut, size_t aSize) = 0;
 };
 
 class RecordedEvent {
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ public:
   template<class S>
   static RecordedEvent *LoadEvent(S &aStream, EventType aType);
   static RecordedEvent *LoadEventFromStream(std::istream &aStream, EventType aType);
+  static RecordedEvent *LoadEventFromStream(EventStream& aStream, EventType aType);
 
   // An alternative to LoadEvent that avoids a heap allocation for the event.
   // This accepts a callable `f' that will take a RecordedEvent* as a single parameter
diff --git a/layout/printing/DrawEventRecorder.h b/layout/printing/DrawEventRecorder.h
index 9640a636cc0e..a2a6924d9819 100644
--- a/layout/printing/DrawEventRecorder.h
+++ b/layout/printing/DrawEventRecorder.h
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ namespace layout {
 
 class PRFileDescStream : public mozilla::gfx::EventStream {
 public:
-  PRFileDescStream() : mFd(nullptr) {}
+  PRFileDescStream() : mFd(nullptr), mGood(true) {}
 
   void Open(const char* aFilename) {
     MOZ_ASSERT(!IsOpen());
     mFd = PR_Open(aFilename, PR_RDWR | PR_CREATE_FILE, PR_IRUSR | PR_IWUSR);
+    mGood = true;
   }
 
   void Close() {
@@ -46,8 +47,18 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  void read(char* aOut, size_t aSize) {
+    PRInt32 res = PR_Read(mFd, static_cast<void*>(aOut), aSize);
+    mGood = res >= 0 && ((size_t)res == aSize);
+  }
+
+  bool good() {
+    return mGood;
+  }
+
 private:
   PRFileDesc* mFd;
+  bool mGood;
 };
 
 class DrawEventRecorderPRFileDesc : public gfx::DrawEventRecorderPrivate
@@ -85,6 +96,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 }
+
 }
 
 #endif /* mozilla_layout_printing_DrawEventRecorder_h */
diff --git a/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.cpp b/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.cpp
index a2f1f5cbf7b5..168f9e81c3c7 100644
--- a/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.cpp
+++ b/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PrintTranslator::PrintTranslator(nsDeviceContext* aDeviceContext)
 }
 
 bool
-PrintTranslator::TranslateRecording(std::istream& aRecording)
+PrintTranslator::TranslateRecording(PRFileDescStream& aRecording)
 {
   uint32_t magicInt;
   ReadElement(aRecording, magicInt);
diff --git a/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.h b/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.h
index 4558518ab74e..9ef079fcc877 100644
--- a/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.h
+++ b/layout/printing/PrintTranslator.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class PrintTranslator final : public Translator
 public:
   explicit PrintTranslator(nsDeviceContext* aDeviceContext);
 
-  bool TranslateRecording(std::istream& aRecording);
+  bool TranslateRecording(PRFileDescStream& aRecording);
 
   DrawTarget* LookupDrawTarget(ReferencePtr aRefPtr) final
   {
diff --git a/layout/printing/ipc/RemotePrintJobParent.cpp b/layout/printing/ipc/RemotePrintJobParent.cpp
index 46f47ed66dab..73a349302636 100644
--- a/layout/printing/ipc/RemotePrintJobParent.cpp
+++ b/layout/printing/ipc/RemotePrintJobParent.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ RemotePrintJobParent::PrintPage(const nsCString& aPageFileName)
     return rv;
   }
 
-  std::ifstream recording(recordingPath.get(), std::ifstream::binary);
+  PRFileDescStream recording;
+  recording.Open(recordingPath.get());
+  MOZ_ASSERT(recording.IsOpen());
   if (!mPrintTranslator->TranslateRecording(recording)) {
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ RemotePrintJobParent::PrintPage(const nsCString& aPageFileName)
     return rv;
   }
 
-  recording.close();
+  recording.Close();
   rv = recordingFile->Remove(/* recursive= */ false);
   if (NS_WARN_IF(NS_FAILED(rv))) {
     return rv;
@@ -240,5 +242,3 @@ RemotePrintJobParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason aWhy)
 
 } // namespace layout
 } // namespace mozilla
-
-