diff --git a/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp b/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp
index 86b6ed96ec79..2b373a075dea 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsDocument.cpp
@@ -10010,9 +10010,9 @@ nsIDocument::RegisterPendingLinkUpdate(Link* aLink)
   if (!mHasLinksToUpdateRunnable) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIRunnable> event =
       NewRunnableMethod(this, &nsIDocument::FlushPendingLinkUpdatesFromRunnable);
+    // Do this work in a second in the worst case.
     nsresult rv =
-      Dispatch("nsIDocument::FlushPendingLinkUpdatesFromRunnable",
-               TaskCategory::Other, event.forget());
+      NS_IdleDispatchToCurrentThread(event.forget(), 1000);
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
       // If during shutdown posting a runnable doesn't succeed, we probably
       // don't need to update link states.