diff --git a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js
index 3d503dc10570..6ad673317916 100644
--- a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js
+++ b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.js
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
         return browser.contentWindow;
       default:
         if (!aOpener) {
-          loadURIWithFlags(uri, loadflags);
+          gBrowser.loadURIWithFlags(uri, loadflags);
           return content;
         }
         aOpener = new XPCNativeWrapper(aOpener, "top").top;