diff --git a/widget/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp b/widget/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp
index 72ff291da957..e3940f90a7e5 100644
--- a/widget/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp
+++ b/widget/windows/nsWindowGfx.cpp
@@ -221,8 +221,13 @@ bool nsWindow::OnPaint(HDC aDC, uint32_t aNestingLevel)
     return true;
   }
 
+  PAINTSTRUCT ps;
+
   // Avoid starting the GPU process for the initial navigator:blank window.
   if (mIsEarlyBlankWindow) {
+    // Call BeginPaint/EndPaint or Windows will keep sending us messages.
+    ::BeginPaint(mWnd, &ps);
+    ::EndPaint(mWnd, &ps);
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -233,8 +238,6 @@ bool nsWindow::OnPaint(HDC aDC, uint32_t aNestingLevel)
   }
   mLastPaintBounds = mBounds;
 
-  PAINTSTRUCT ps;
-
 #ifdef MOZ_XUL
   if (!aDC && (eTransparencyTransparent == mTransparencyMode))
   {