diff --git a/gfx/ipc/GPUProcessHost.cpp b/gfx/ipc/GPUProcessHost.cpp
index 6e0e32eb49d8..b2ff27e2bdfb 100644
--- a/gfx/ipc/GPUProcessHost.cpp
+++ b/gfx/ipc/GPUProcessHost.cpp
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ GPUProcessHost::Shutdown()
     // unexpected.
     mShutdownRequested = true;
 
-#ifdef NS_FREE_PERMANENT_DATA
     // The channel might already be closed if we got here unexpectedly.
     if (!mChannelClosed) {
       mGPUChild->Close();
     }
-#else
+
+#ifndef NS_FREE_PERMANENT_DATA
     // No need to communicate shutdown, the GPU process doesn't need to
     // communicate anything back.
     KillHard("NormalShutdown");