diff --git a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp
index e850b180e1ba..8eef2f4052e4 100644
--- a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp
+++ b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ nsHTMLFrameSetElement::StringToAttribute(nsIAtom* aAttribute,
     return NS_CONTENT_ATTR_HAS_VALUE;
   } 
   else if (aAttribute == nsHTMLAtoms::border) {
-    nsGenericHTMLElement::ParseValue(aValue, 1, 100, aResult, eHTMLUnit_Pixel);
+    nsGenericHTMLElement::ParseValue(aValue, 0, 100, aResult, eHTMLUnit_Pixel);
     return NS_CONTENT_ATTR_HAS_VALUE;
   }
   return NS_CONTENT_ATTR_NOT_THERE;
diff --git a/layout/generic/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp b/layout/generic/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp
index dc12d42feb4c..6604c7c81eef 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ nsHTMLFramesetFrame::Reflow(nsIPresContext&          aPresContext,
   PRInt32*   childTypes;                   // frameset/frame distinction of children  
   nsFrameborder* childFrameborder;         // the frameborder attr of children 
   nsFrameborder frameborder;
+  frameborder = GetFrameBorder(PR_FALSE);
   nsBorderColor* childBorderColors;             
   nscolor borderColor;
   if (firstTime) {
@@ -926,7 +927,6 @@ nsHTMLFramesetFrame::Reflow(nsIPresContext&          aPresContext,
     }
     childTypes = new PRInt32[numCells]; 
     childFrameborder  = new nsFrameborder[numCells]; 
-    frameborder = GetFrameBorder(PR_FALSE);
     childBorderColors  = new nsBorderColor[numCells]; 
     borderColor = GetBorderColor();
   }
diff --git a/layout/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp b/layout/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp
index e850b180e1ba..8eef2f4052e4 100644
--- a/layout/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/content/src/nsHTMLFrameSetElement.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ nsHTMLFrameSetElement::StringToAttribute(nsIAtom* aAttribute,
     return NS_CONTENT_ATTR_HAS_VALUE;
   } 
   else if (aAttribute == nsHTMLAtoms::border) {
-    nsGenericHTMLElement::ParseValue(aValue, 1, 100, aResult, eHTMLUnit_Pixel);
+    nsGenericHTMLElement::ParseValue(aValue, 0, 100, aResult, eHTMLUnit_Pixel);
     return NS_CONTENT_ATTR_HAS_VALUE;
   }
   return NS_CONTENT_ATTR_NOT_THERE;
diff --git a/layout/html/document/src/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp b/layout/html/document/src/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp
index dc12d42feb4c..6604c7c81eef 100644
--- a/layout/html/document/src/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/document/src/nsFrameSetFrame.cpp
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ nsHTMLFramesetFrame::Reflow(nsIPresContext&          aPresContext,
   PRInt32*   childTypes;                   // frameset/frame distinction of children  
   nsFrameborder* childFrameborder;         // the frameborder attr of children 
   nsFrameborder frameborder;
+  frameborder = GetFrameBorder(PR_FALSE);
   nsBorderColor* childBorderColors;             
   nscolor borderColor;
   if (firstTime) {
@@ -926,7 +927,6 @@ nsHTMLFramesetFrame::Reflow(nsIPresContext&          aPresContext,
     }
     childTypes = new PRInt32[numCells]; 
     childFrameborder  = new nsFrameborder[numCells]; 
-    frameborder = GetFrameBorder(PR_FALSE);
     childBorderColors  = new nsBorderColor[numCells]; 
     borderColor = GetBorderColor();
   }