diff --git a/layout/svg/base/src/nsSVGForeignObjectFrame.cpp b/layout/svg/base/src/nsSVGForeignObjectFrame.cpp
index ef60e241ea9..c305d763c9a 100644
--- a/layout/svg/base/src/nsSVGForeignObjectFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/svg/base/src/nsSVGForeignObjectFrame.cpp
@@ -224,8 +224,11 @@ nsSVGForeignObjectFrame::PaintSVG(nsSVGRenderState *aContext,
 
   nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMSVGMatrix> tm = GetTMIncludingOffset();
 
+  cairo_matrix_t matrix = nsSVGUtils::ConvertSVGMatrixToCairo(tm);
+
   nsIRenderingContext *ctx = aContext->GetRenderingContext();
-  if (!ctx) {
+
+  if (!ctx || nsSVGUtils::IsSingular(&matrix)) {
     NS_WARNING("Can't render foreignObject element!");
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ nsSVGForeignObjectFrame::PaintSVG(nsSVGRenderState *aContext,
   gfxContext *gfx = aContext->GetGfxContext();
 
   gfx->Save();
-  gfx->Multiply(gfxMatrix(nsSVGUtils::ConvertSVGMatrixToCairo(tm)));
+  gfx->Multiply(gfxMatrix(matrix));
 
   nsresult rv = nsLayoutUtils::PaintFrame(ctx, kid, nsRegion(kid->GetRect()),
                                           NS_RGBA(0,0,0,0));