diff --git a/content/xbl/src/nsXBLPrototypeBinding.cpp b/content/xbl/src/nsXBLPrototypeBinding.cpp
index 7d1edfd0e325..7eb0f843ad11 100644
--- a/content/xbl/src/nsXBLPrototypeBinding.cpp
+++ b/content/xbl/src/nsXBLPrototypeBinding.cpp
@@ -1848,12 +1848,6 @@ nsXBLPrototypeBinding::ReadContentNode(nsIObjectInputStream* aStream,
 
     prototype->mNodeInfo = nodeInfo;
 
-    nsCOMPtr<Element> result;
-    nsresult rv =
-      nsXULElement::Create(prototype, aDocument, false, getter_AddRefs(result));
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    content = result;
-
     nsXULPrototypeAttribute* attrs = nsnull;
     if (attrCount > 0) {
       attrs = new nsXULPrototypeAttribute[attrCount];
@@ -1892,6 +1886,12 @@ nsXBLPrototypeBinding::ReadContentNode(nsIObjectInputStream* aStream,
       rv = prototype->SetAttrAt(i, val, documentURI);
       NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
     }
+
+    nsCOMPtr<Element> result;
+    nsresult rv =
+      nsXULElement::Create(prototype, aDocument, false, getter_AddRefs(result));
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    content = result;
   }
   else {
 #endif