--- a/dom/vr/test/runVRTest.js
+++ b/dom/vr/test/runVRTest.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 function runVRTest(callback) {
   SpecialPowers.pushPrefEnv({"set" : [["dom.vr.enabled", true],
                                       ["dom.vr.puppet.enabled", true],
+                                      ["dom.vr.require-gesture", false],
                                       ["dom.vr.test.enabled", true]]},
   () => {
     VRServiceTest = navigator.requestVRServiceTest();
     callback();
   });
 }
\ No newline at end of file

--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
@@ -320,17 +320,17 @@ private:
 
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "dom.ipc.plugins.asyncdrawing.enabled",  PluginAsyncDrawingEnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "dom.meta-viewport.enabled",             MetaViewportEnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "dom.vr.enabled",                        VREnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "dom.vr.oculus.enabled",                 VROculusEnabled, bool, true);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "dom.vr.openvr.enabled",                 VROpenVREnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "dom.vr.osvr.enabled",                   VROSVREnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "dom.vr.poseprediction.enabled",         VRPosePredictionEnabled, bool, false);
-  DECL_GFX_PREF(Once, "dom.vr.require-gesture",                VRRequireGesture, bool, true);
+  DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "dom.vr.require-gesture",                VRRequireGesture, bool, true);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "dom.vr.puppet.enabled",                 VRPuppetEnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled",        PointerEventsEnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled",          TouchEventsEnabled, int32_t, 0);
 
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "general.smoothScroll",                  SmoothScrollEnabled, bool, true);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "general.smoothScroll.currentVelocityWeighting",
                 SmoothScrollCurrentVelocityWeighting, float, 0.25);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "general.smoothScroll.durationToIntervalRatio",