diff --git a/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewContent.jsm b/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewContent.jsm
index fd2b9362c836..3024677e9f3f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewContent.jsm
+++ b/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewContent.jsm
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class GeckoViewContent extends GeckoViewModule {
 
     switch (aEvent) {
       case "GeckoViewContent:ExitFullScreen":
-        this.sendToAllChildren("GeckoView:DOMFullscreenExited");
+        this.browser.ownerDocument.exitFullscreen();
         break;
       case "GeckoView:ClearMatches": {
         this._clearMatches();