diff --git a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLCanvasElement.cpp b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLCanvasElement.cpp
index bc7fed164716..92919ea305e4 100644
--- a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLCanvasElement.cpp
+++ b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLCanvasElement.cpp
@@ -581,18 +581,21 @@ nsHTMLCanvasElement::UpdateContext(nsIPropertyBag *aNewContextOptions)
   rv = mCurrentContext->SetIsOpaque(GetIsOpaque());
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     mCurrentContext = nsnull;
+    mCurrentContextId.AssignLiteral("");
     return rv;
   }
 
   rv = mCurrentContext->SetContextOptions(aNewContextOptions);
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     mCurrentContext = nsnull;
+    mCurrentContextId.AssignLiteral("");
     return rv;
   }
 
   rv = mCurrentContext->SetDimensions(sz.width, sz.height);
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     mCurrentContext = nsnull;
+    mCurrentContextId.AssignLiteral("");
     return rv;
   }