diff --git a/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedGlobalHistory.cpp b/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedGlobalHistory.cpp
index 838bc760ffd..3c7b824314f 100644
--- a/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedGlobalHistory.cpp
+++ b/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedGlobalHistory.cpp
@@ -574,12 +574,20 @@ nsresult EmbedGlobalHistory::InitFile()
   // Get the history file in our profile dir.
   // Notice we are not just getting NS_APP_HISTORY_50_FILE
   // because it is used by the "real" global history component.
+#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL
   if (EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir) {
-    nsString path;
-    EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir->GetPath(path);
-    mHistoryFile = g_strdup_printf("%s/history.dat", NS_ConvertUTF16toUTF8(path).get());
+    nsCString path;
+    EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir->GetNativePath(path);
+    mHistoryFile = g_strdup_printf("%s/history.dat", path.get());
     BROKEN_STRING_BUILDER(mHistoryFile);
-  } else {
+  } else
+#else
+  if (EmbedPrivate::sProfileDirS) {
+    mHistoryFile = g_strdup_printf("%s/history.dat", EmbedPrivate::sProfileDirS);
+    BROKEN_STRING_BUILDER(mHistoryFile);
+  } else
+#endif
+  {
     mHistoryFile = g_strdup_printf("%s/history.dat", g_get_tmp_dir());
   }
   void *uri = file_handle_uri_new(mHistoryFile);
diff --git a/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedPrivate.cpp b/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedPrivate.cpp
index dbdb9bfa357..c3d953a853c 100644
--- a/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedPrivate.cpp
+++ b/embedding/browser/gtk/src/EmbedPrivate.cpp
@@ -243,9 +243,21 @@ GTKEmbedDirectoryProvider::GetFile(const char *aKey, PRBool *aPersist,
       return rv;
   }
 
-  if (EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir && !strcmp(aKey, NS_APP_USER_PROFILE_50_DIR)) {
+  if (!strcmp(aKey, NS_APP_USER_PROFILE_50_DIR)) {
+#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL
+    EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir && !strcmp(aKey, NS_APP_USER_PROFILE_50_DIR)) {
     *aPersist = PR_TRUE;
     return EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir->Clone(aResult);
+#else
+    nsCOMPtr<nsILocalFile> profDir =
+      do_CreateInstance(NS_LOCAL_FILE_CONTRACTID, &rv);
+    if (NS_FAILED(rv))
+      return rv;
+    rv = profDir->InitWithNativePath(nsDependentCString(EmbedPrivate::sProfileDirS));
+    if (NS_FAILED(rv))
+      return rv;
+    NS_ADDREF(*aResult = profDir);
+#endif
   }
 
   return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
@@ -927,18 +939,16 @@ EmbedPrivate::SetAppComponents(const nsModuleComponentInfo* aComps,
 void
 EmbedPrivate::SetProfilePath(const char *aDir, const char *aName)
 {
+#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL
   if (EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir) {
     if (sWidgetCount) {
       NS_ERROR("Cannot change profile directory during run.");
       return;
     }
-#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL
     NS_RELEASE(EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir);
     NS_RELEASE(EmbedPrivate::sProfileLock);
-#endif
   }
 
-#ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_LIBXUL
   nsresult rv =
     NS_NewNativeLocalFile(nsDependentCString(aDir), PR_TRUE, &EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir);
 
@@ -964,9 +974,9 @@ EmbedPrivate::SetProfilePath(const char *aDir, const char *aName)
   NS_IF_RELEASE(EmbedPrivate::sProfileDir);
   NS_IF_RELEASE(EmbedPrivate::sProfileLock);
 #else
-  if (sProfileDir) {
+  if (sProfileDirS) {
     nsMemory::Free(sProfileDirS);
-    sProfileDir = nsnull;
+    sProfileDirS = nsnull;
   }
 
   if (sProfileName) {