diff --git a/toolkit/actors/PrintingSelectionChild.jsm b/toolkit/actors/PrintingSelectionChild.jsm
index 87d802dde508..b13ced53ad89 100644
--- a/toolkit/actors/PrintingSelectionChild.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/actors/PrintingSelectionChild.jsm
@@ -12,17 +12,19 @@ class PrintingSelectionChild extends JSWindowActorChild {
   receiveMessage(message) {
     switch (message.name) {
       case "PrintingSelection:HasSelection":
-        return this.hasSelection(this.document.ownerGlobal);
+        return this.hasSelection();
     }
 
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  hasSelection(global) {
-    const { content } = global;
+  hasSelection() {
+    let focusedWindow = Services.focus.focusedWindow;
+    if (focusedWindow) {
+      let selection = focusedWindow.getSelection();
+      return selection.type == "Range";
+    }
 
-    let focusedWindow = Services.focus.focusedWindow || content;
-    let selection = focusedWindow.getSelection();
-    return selection.type == "Range";
+    return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/components/printing/content/printUtils.js b/toolkit/components/printing/content/printUtils.js
index d1675cbe9892..1bbfbc1562c7 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/printing/content/printUtils.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/printing/content/printUtils.js
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ var PrintUtils = {
         "PrintingSelection"
       );
       hasSelection = await sourceActor.sendQuery(
-        "PrintingSelection:HasSelection",
-        {}
+        "PrintingSelection:HasSelection"
       );
     }