diff --git a/gfx/2d/2D.h b/gfx/2d/2D.h
index 767ba9e7d865..c49f6293e0a7 100644
--- a/gfx/2d/2D.h
+++ b/gfx/2d/2D.h
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ class DrawTarget : public external::AtomicRefCounted<DrawTarget> {
    * Create a similar DrawTarget in the same space as this DrawTarget whose
    * device size may be clipped based on the active clips intersected with
    * aBounds (if it is not empty).
+   * aRect is a rectangle in user space.
    */
   virtual RefPtr<DrawTarget> CreateClippedDrawTarget(const Rect& aBounds,
                                                      SurfaceFormat aFormat) = 0;
diff --git a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
index 9613f7ea4ede..26f502592497 100644
--- a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -6164,24 +6164,18 @@ void nsDisplayBlendMode::Paint(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
   // been implemented for all DrawTarget backends.
   DrawTarget* dt = aCtx->GetDrawTarget();
   int32_t appUnitsPerDevPixel = mFrame->PresContext()->AppUnitsPerDevPixel();
-  IntRect rect =
-      IntRect::RoundOut(NSRectToRect(GetPaintRect(), appUnitsPerDevPixel));
-
-  // Compute the device space rect that we'll draw to, and allocate
-  // a temporary draw target of that size.
-  Rect deviceRect = dt->GetTransform().TransformBounds(Rect(rect));
-  if (deviceRect.IsEmpty()) {
-    return;
-  }
+  Rect rect = NSRectToRect(GetPaintRect(), appUnitsPerDevPixel);
+  rect.RoundOut();
 
+  // Create a temporary DrawTarget that is clipped to the area that
+  // we're going to draw to. This will include the same transform as
+  // is currently on |dt|.
   RefPtr<DrawTarget> temp =
-      dt->CreateClippedDrawTarget(deviceRect, SurfaceFormat::B8G8R8A8);
+      dt->CreateClippedDrawTarget(rect, SurfaceFormat::B8G8R8A8);
   if (!temp) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Copy the transform across to the temporary DT so that we
-  // draw in device space.
   RefPtr<gfxContext> ctx = gfxContext::CreatePreservingTransformOrNull(temp);
 
   GetChildren()->Paint(aBuilder, ctx,
@@ -6194,7 +6188,8 @@ void nsDisplayBlendMode::Paint(nsDisplayListBuilder* aBuilder,
   gfxContextMatrixAutoSaveRestore saveMatrix(aCtx);
   dt->SetTransform(Matrix());
   dt->DrawSurface(
-      surface, deviceRect, deviceRect, DrawSurfaceOptions(),
+      surface, Rect(surface->GetRect()), Rect(surface->GetRect()),
+      DrawSurfaceOptions(),
       DrawOptions(1.0f, nsCSSRendering::GetGFXBlendMode(mBlendMode)));
 }