diff --git a/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZCTreeManager.cpp b/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZCTreeManager.cpp
index 33ddec28bcd9..ad20adfb6d32 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZCTreeManager.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZCTreeManager.cpp
@@ -1254,10 +1254,9 @@ APZCTreeManager::DispatchFling(AsyncPanZoomController* aPrev,
 
     transformedVelocity = endPoint - startPoint;
 
-    bool handoff = (startIndex < 1) ? aHandoff : true;
     if (current->AttemptFling(transformedVelocity,
                               aOverscrollHandoffChain,
-                              handoff)) {
+                              aHandoff)) {
       return true;
     }
   }