diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp b/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
index 309c6bffd59b..f01c468161ab 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabChild.cpp
@@ -1224,15 +1224,11 @@ TabChild::RecvShow(const ScreenIntSize& aSize,
                    const bool& aParentIsActive,
                    const nsSizeMode& aSizeMode)
 {
-    MOZ_ASSERT((!mDidFakeShow && aRenderFrame) || (mDidFakeShow && !aRenderFrame));
-
-    mPuppetWidget->SetSizeMode(aSizeMode);
-    if (mDidFakeShow) {
-        ApplyShowInfo(aInfo);
-        RecvParentActivated(aParentIsActive);
-        return IPC_OK();
-    }
+  MOZ_ASSERT((!mDidFakeShow && aRenderFrame) || (mDidFakeShow && !aRenderFrame));
+  bool res = true;
 
+  mPuppetWidget->SetSizeMode(aSizeMode);
+  if (!mDidFakeShow) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIBaseWindow> baseWindow = do_QueryInterface(WebNavigation());
     if (!baseWindow) {
         NS_ERROR("WebNavigation() doesn't QI to nsIBaseWindow");
@@ -1242,15 +1238,16 @@ TabChild::RecvShow(const ScreenIntSize& aSize,
     InitRenderingState(aTextureFactoryIdentifier, aLayersId, aRenderFrame);
 
     baseWindow->SetVisibility(true);
+    res = InitTabChildGlobal();
+  }
 
-    bool res = InitTabChildGlobal();
-    ApplyShowInfo(aInfo);
-    RecvParentActivated(aParentIsActive);
+  ApplyShowInfo(aInfo);
+  RecvParentActivated(aParentIsActive);
 
-    if (!res) {
-      return IPC_FAIL_NO_REASON(this);
-    }
-    return IPC_OK();
+  if (!res) {
+    return IPC_FAIL_NO_REASON(this);
+  }
+  return IPC_OK();
 }
 
 mozilla::ipc::IPCResult