diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorParent.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorParent.cpp
index 0ab140ff404e..b3ff163875b5 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorParent.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorParent.cpp
@@ -1249,6 +1249,7 @@ CompositorParent* CompositorParent::RemoveCompositor(uint64_t id)
 bool
 CompositorParent::RecvNotifyChildCreated(const uint64_t& child)
 {
+  MonitorAutoLock lock(*sIndirectLayerTreesLock);
   NotifyChildCreated(child);
   return true;
 }
@@ -1256,7 +1257,7 @@ CompositorParent::RecvNotifyChildCreated(const uint64_t& child)
 void
 CompositorParent::NotifyChildCreated(const uint64_t& aChild)
 {
-  MonitorAutoLock lock(*sIndirectLayerTreesLock);
+  sIndirectLayerTreesLock->AssertCurrentThreadOwns();
   sIndirectLayerTrees[aChild].mParent = this;
   sIndirectLayerTrees[aChild].mLayerManager = mLayerManager;
 }
@@ -1264,8 +1265,8 @@ CompositorParent::NotifyChildCreated(const uint64_t& aChild)
 bool
 CompositorParent::RecvAdoptChild(const uint64_t& child)
 {
-  NotifyChildCreated(child);
   MonitorAutoLock lock(*sIndirectLayerTreesLock);
+  NotifyChildCreated(child);
   if (sIndirectLayerTrees[child].mLayerTree) {
     sIndirectLayerTrees[child].mLayerTree->mLayerManager = mLayerManager;
   }