diff --git a/dom/ipc/BrowserHost.cpp b/dom/ipc/BrowserHost.cpp
index 489f07a612e52a3edb00f59e53495dcd9e16c0f5..1799e0d416f9d7be2c9e34c237d6ff741e5e2420 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/BrowserHost.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/BrowserHost.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void BrowserHost::UpdateEffects(EffectsInfo aEffects) {
 /* attribute boolean renderLayers; */
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 BrowserHost::GetRenderLayers(bool* aRenderLayers) {
-  if (!mRoot) {
+  if (!mRoot && !Preferences::GetBool("zen.splitView.working", false)) {
     *aRenderLayers = false;
     return NS_OK;
   }