diff --git a/widget/src/os2/nsDeviceContextSpecOS2.cpp b/widget/src/os2/nsDeviceContextSpecOS2.cpp
index 5e2aed9fa992..44139da53780 100644
--- a/widget/src/os2/nsDeviceContextSpecOS2.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/os2/nsDeviceContextSpecOS2.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ void GlobalPrinters::GetDefaultPrinterName(PRUnichar*& aDefaultPrinterName)
 {
   aDefaultPrinterName = nsnull;
 
+  nsresult rv = GlobalPrinters::GetInstance()->InitializeGlobalPrinters();
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) 
+     return;
+
   if (GetNumPrinters() == 0)
      return;
 
@@ -538,6 +542,8 @@ void GlobalPrinters::GetDefaultPrinterName(PRUnichar*& aDefaultPrinterName)
   delete [] printerName; 
 
   aDefaultPrinterName = ToNewUnicode(nativePrinterName);
+
+  GlobalPrinters::GetInstance()->FreeGlobalPrinters();
 }
 
 void GlobalPrinters::FreeGlobalPrinters()