diff --git a/services/sync/modules/ext/Sync.js b/services/sync/modules/ext/Sync.js
index 17400f356a01..1db9ff1e8004 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/ext/Sync.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/ext/Sync.js
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ function Sync(func, thisArg, callback) {
     // Keep waiting until our callback is triggered
     let callbackData = instanceCallback._(SECRET);
     while (callbackData.state == CB_READY)
-      thread.processNextEvent(true);
+      // XXX Work around bug 518220 until jit.chrome doesn't crash Fennec
+      eval(), thread.processNextEvent(true);
 
     // Reset the state of the callback to prepare for another call
     let state = callbackData.state;