diff --git a/dom/presentation/ipc/PresentationIPCService.cpp b/dom/presentation/ipc/PresentationIPCService.cpp
index 3b6bdd9b75e2..5e2273c3c871 100644
--- a/dom/presentation/ipc/PresentationIPCService.cpp
+++ b/dom/presentation/ipc/PresentationIPCService.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS(PresentationIPCService,
 PresentationIPCService::PresentationIPCService()
 {
   ContentChild* contentChild = ContentChild::GetSingleton();
-  if (NS_WARN_IF(!contentChild)) {
+  if (NS_WARN_IF(!contentChild || contentChild->IsShuttingDown())) {
     return;
   }
   sPresentationChild = new PresentationChild(this);