--- a/dom/animation/EffectSet.cpp
+++ b/dom/animation/EffectSet.cpp
@@ -37,34 +37,34 @@ EffectSet::Traverse(nsCycleCollectionTra
                              "EffectSet::mEffects[]", aCallback.Flags());
   }
 }
 
 /* static */ EffectSet*
 EffectSet::GetEffectSet(const dom::Element* aElement,
                         CSSPseudoElementType aPseudoType)
 {
+  if (!aElement->MayHaveAnimations()) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
   nsIAtom* propName = GetEffectSetPropertyAtom(aPseudoType);
   return static_cast<EffectSet*>(aElement->GetProperty(propName));
 }
 
 /* static */ EffectSet*
 EffectSet::GetEffectSet(const nsIFrame* aFrame)
 {
   Maybe<NonOwningAnimationTarget> target =
     EffectCompositor::GetAnimationElementAndPseudoForFrame(aFrame);
 
   if (!target) {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  if (!target->mElement->MayHaveAnimations()) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
   return GetEffectSet(target->mElement, target->mPseudoType);
 }
 
 /* static */ EffectSet*
 EffectSet::GetOrCreateEffectSet(dom::Element* aElement,
                                 CSSPseudoElementType aPseudoType)
 {
   EffectSet* effectSet = GetEffectSet(aElement, aPseudoType);