diff --git a/gfx/idl/gfxIImageFrame.idl b/gfx/idl/gfxIImageFrame.idl
index 027f6c80a7c0..e3893a7f5af4 100644
--- a/gfx/idl/gfxIImageFrame.idl
+++ b/gfx/idl/gfxIImageFrame.idl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 %}
 
 interface gfxIImageFrame;
+native nsRectRef(nsRect &);
 
 /**
  * gfxIImageFrame interface
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ interface gfxIImageFrame : nsISupports
 
   /**
    * The rectangle this frame ocupies.
+   * @param rect this is really an out parameter.
    */
-  [noscript] readonly attribute nsRect rect;
+  [noscript] void getRect(in nsRectRef rect);
 
   /**
    * The image data format the image was created with.
diff --git a/gfx/idl/gfxtypes.idl b/gfx/idl/gfxtypes.idl
index 7e5d05f88b2e..2b5d9dec9ed6 100644
--- a/gfx/idl/gfxtypes.idl
+++ b/gfx/idl/gfxtypes.idl
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@
 typedef PRInt32             nscoord;
 
 [ptr] native nsRect(nsRect);
-[ref] native nsRectRef(nsRect);
 
diff --git a/gfx/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl b/gfx/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl
index 027f6c80a7c0..e3893a7f5af4 100644
--- a/gfx/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl
+++ b/gfx/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 %}
 
 interface gfxIImageFrame;
+native nsRectRef(nsRect &);
 
 /**
  * gfxIImageFrame interface
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ interface gfxIImageFrame : nsISupports
 
   /**
    * The rectangle this frame ocupies.
+   * @param rect this is really an out parameter.
    */
-  [noscript] readonly attribute nsRect rect;
+  [noscript] void getRect(in nsRectRef rect);
 
   /**
    * The image data format the image was created with.
diff --git a/gfx/public/gfxtypes.idl b/gfx/public/gfxtypes.idl
index 7e5d05f88b2e..2b5d9dec9ed6 100644
--- a/gfx/public/gfxtypes.idl
+++ b/gfx/public/gfxtypes.idl
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@
 typedef PRInt32             nscoord;
 
 [ptr] native nsRect(nsRect);
-[ref] native nsRectRef(nsRect);
 
diff --git a/gfx/src/shared/gfxImageFrame.cpp b/gfx/src/shared/gfxImageFrame.cpp
index b6759c49b6e0..599cb1f9ffaa 100644
--- a/gfx/src/shared/gfxImageFrame.cpp
+++ b/gfx/src/shared/gfxImageFrame.cpp
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP gfxImageFrame::GetHeight(nscoord *aHeight)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-/* readonly attribute nsRect rect; */
-NS_IMETHODIMP gfxImageFrame::GetRect(nsRect **aRect)
+/* void getRect(in nsRectRef rect); */
+NS_IMETHODIMP gfxImageFrame::GetRect(nsRect &aRect)
 {
   if (!mInitalized)
     return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
 
-  nsRect rect(mOffset.x, mOffset.y, mSize.width, mSize.height);
-  *aRect = ▭
+  aRect.SetRect(mOffset.x, mOffset.y, mSize.width, mSize.height);
+
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx2/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl b/gfx2/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl
index 027f6c80a7c0..e3893a7f5af4 100644
--- a/gfx2/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl
+++ b/gfx2/public/gfxIImageFrame.idl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 %}
 
 interface gfxIImageFrame;
+native nsRectRef(nsRect &);
 
 /**
  * gfxIImageFrame interface
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ interface gfxIImageFrame : nsISupports
 
   /**
    * The rectangle this frame ocupies.
+   * @param rect this is really an out parameter.
    */
-  [noscript] readonly attribute nsRect rect;
+  [noscript] void getRect(in nsRectRef rect);
 
   /**
    * The image data format the image was created with.
diff --git a/gfx2/public/gfxtypes.idl b/gfx2/public/gfxtypes.idl
index 7e5d05f88b2e..2b5d9dec9ed6 100644
--- a/gfx2/public/gfxtypes.idl
+++ b/gfx2/public/gfxtypes.idl
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@
 typedef PRInt32             nscoord;
 
 [ptr] native nsRect(nsRect);
-[ref] native nsRectRef(nsRect);
 
diff --git a/gfx2/src/gfxImageFrame.cpp b/gfx2/src/gfxImageFrame.cpp
index b6759c49b6e0..599cb1f9ffaa 100644
--- a/gfx2/src/gfxImageFrame.cpp
+++ b/gfx2/src/gfxImageFrame.cpp
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP gfxImageFrame::GetHeight(nscoord *aHeight)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-/* readonly attribute nsRect rect; */
-NS_IMETHODIMP gfxImageFrame::GetRect(nsRect **aRect)
+/* void getRect(in nsRectRef rect); */
+NS_IMETHODIMP gfxImageFrame::GetRect(nsRect &aRect)
 {
   if (!mInitalized)
     return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
 
-  nsRect rect(mOffset.x, mOffset.y, mSize.width, mSize.height);
-  *aRect = ▭
+  aRect.SetRect(mOffset.x, mOffset.y, mSize.width, mSize.height);
+
   return NS_OK;
 }