diff --git a/js/jsd/jsd_high.c b/js/jsd/jsd_high.c
index 83f6a206284..fab896bf77f 100644
--- a/js/jsd/jsd_high.c
+++ b/js/jsd/jsd_high.c
@@ -139,18 +139,21 @@ _newJSDContext(JSRuntime*         jsrt,
 
     JS_BeginRequest(jsdc->dumbContext);
 
-    if( scopeobj )
-        call = JS_EnterCrossCompartmentCall(jsdc->dumbContext, scopeobj);
-    jsdc->glob = JS_NewGlobalObject(jsdc->dumbContext, &global_class);
-    if( call )
-        JS_LeaveCrossCompartmentCall(call);
+    jsdc->glob = JS_NewCompartmentAndGlobalObject(jsdc->dumbContext, &global_class, NULL);
 
     if( ! jsdc->glob )
         goto label_newJSDContext_failure;
 
+    call = JS_EnterCrossCompartmentCall(jsdc->dumbContext, jsdc->glob);
+    if( ! call )
+        goto label_newJSDContext_failure;
+
     if( ! JS_InitStandardClasses(jsdc->dumbContext, jsdc->glob) )
         goto label_newJSDContext_failure;
 
+    if( call )
+        JS_LeaveCrossCompartmentCall(call);
+
     JS_EndRequest(jsdc->dumbContext);
 
     jsdc->data = NULL;