diff --git a/gfx/thebes/src/gfxWindowsFonts.cpp b/gfx/thebes/src/gfxWindowsFonts.cpp
index c05e9732eba..b94edd69fcc 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/src/gfxWindowsFonts.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/src/gfxWindowsFonts.cpp
@@ -913,8 +913,8 @@ public:
 
         const PRUnichar *str = mAlternativeString ? mAlternativeString : mRangeString;
 
+        mScriptItem->a.fLogicalOrder = PR_TRUE; 
         SCRIPT_ANALYSIS sa = mScriptItem->a;
-        sa.fLogicalOrder = PR_TRUE;
         /*
           fLinkBefore and fLinkAfter in the SCRIPT_ANALYSIS structure refer to
           the whole item, so if the current range begins after the beginning