--- a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -4576,17 +4576,17 @@ RequiredLayerStateForChildren(nsDisplayL
                               LayerManager* aManager,
                               const ContainerLayerParameters& aParameters,
                               const nsDisplayList& aList,
                               AnimatedGeometryRoot* aExpectedAnimatedGeometryRootForChildren,
                               LayerState aDefaultState = LAYER_INACTIVE)
 {
   LayerState result = aDefaultState;
   for (nsDisplayItem* i = aList.GetBottom(); i; i = i->GetAbove()) {
-    if (result == LAYER_INACTIVE &&
+    if ((result == LAYER_INACTIVE || result == LAYER_SVG_EFFECTS) &&
         i->GetAnimatedGeometryRoot() != aExpectedAnimatedGeometryRootForChildren) {
       result = LAYER_ACTIVE;
     }
 
     LayerState state = i->GetLayerState(aBuilder, aManager, aParameters);
     if (state == LAYER_ACTIVE && i->GetType() == nsDisplayItem::TYPE_BLEND_MODE) {
       // nsDisplayBlendMode always returns LAYER_ACTIVE to ensure that the
       // blending operation happens in the intermediate surface of its parent