diff --git a/browser/base/content/aboutDialog-appUpdater.js b/browser/base/content/aboutDialog-appUpdater.js
index 21811390a5f0..21621201ac40 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/aboutDialog-appUpdater.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/aboutDialog-appUpdater.js
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ function onUnload(aEvent) {
 
 function appUpdater()
 {
+  XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "aus",
+                                     "@mozilla.org/updates/update-service;1",
+                                     "nsIApplicationUpdateService");
+  XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "checker",
+                                     "@mozilla.org/updates/update-checker;1",
+                                     "nsIUpdateChecker");
+  XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "um",
+                                     "@mozilla.org/updates/update-manager;1",
+                                     "nsIUpdateManager");
+
   this.updateDeck = document.getElementById("updateDeck");
 
   // Hide the update deck when the update window is already open and it's not
@@ -38,16 +48,6 @@ function appUpdater()
     return;
   }
 
-  XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "aus",
-                                     "@mozilla.org/updates/update-service;1",
-                                     "nsIApplicationUpdateService");
-  XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "checker",
-                                     "@mozilla.org/updates/update-checker;1",
-                                     "nsIUpdateChecker");
-  XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "um",
-                                     "@mozilla.org/updates/update-manager;1",
-                                     "nsIUpdateManager");
-
   this.bundle = Services.strings.
                 createBundle("chrome://browser/locale/browser.properties");