diff --git a/layout/xul/base/src/nsBoxFrame.cpp b/layout/xul/base/src/nsBoxFrame.cpp
index b0a25da81abd..9e0a1118f0fb 100644
--- a/layout/xul/base/src/nsBoxFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/xul/base/src/nsBoxFrame.cpp
@@ -3346,7 +3346,6 @@ nsBoxFrame::GetCursor(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
     char idValue[100];
     id.ToCString(idValue,100);
 */
-    nsRect bounds(0,0,mRect.width, mRect.height);
 
    /// printf("----------Box id = %s-----------\n", idValue);
    // printf("x=%d, r.x=%d r.x + r.width=%d\n",newPoint.x, or.x, or.x + or.width);
diff --git a/layout/xul/base/src/nsMenuPopupFrame.cpp b/layout/xul/base/src/nsMenuPopupFrame.cpp
index 9f527854295d..0931b5d0ea30 100644
--- a/layout/xul/base/src/nsMenuPopupFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/xul/base/src/nsMenuPopupFrame.cpp
@@ -263,12 +263,12 @@ nsMenuPopupFrame :: AdjustClientXYForNestedDocuments ( nsIDOMXULDocument* inPopu
     nsCOMPtr<nsIDocument> targetDocument;
     targetAsContent->GetDocument(*getter_AddRefs(targetDocument));
     nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> shell = targetDocument->GetShellAt(0);
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIViewManager> viewManager;
-    shell->GetViewManager(getter_AddRefs(viewManager));
-    nsIView* rootView;
-    viewManager->GetRootView(rootView);
-    nscoord wOffsetX, wOffsetY;
-    rootView->GetOffsetFromWidget(&wOffsetX, &wOffsetY, *getter_AddRefs(targetDocumentWidget));
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIViewManager> viewManagerTarget;
+    shell->GetViewManager(getter_AddRefs(viewManagerTarget));
+    nsIView* rootViewTarget;
+    viewManagerTarget->GetRootView(rootViewTarget);
+    nscoord unusedX, unusedY;
+    rootViewTarget->GetOffsetFromWidget(&unusedX, &unusedY, *getter_AddRefs(targetDocumentWidget));
   }
 
   // the offset we need is the difference between the upper left corner of the two widgets. Use
@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@ nsMenuPopupFrame::SyncViewWithFrame(nsIPresContext* aPresContext,
   viewManager->MoveViewTo(view, xpos, ypos); 
   viewManager->ResizeView(view, mRect.width, mRect.height);
   
+  // just before we show it, make sure it's been reflowed. if not, we get weird 
+  // redraw problems because of async layout
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIPresShell> myShell;
+  mPresContext->GetShell(getter_AddRefs(myShell));
+  myShell->ProcessReflowCommands ( PR_FALSE );
+  
   nsAutoString shouldDisplay;
   mContent->GetAttribute(kNameSpaceID_None, nsXULAtoms::menutobedisplayed, shouldDisplay);
   if ( shouldDisplay.Equals("true") )