--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -17,16 +17,19 @@ Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Servic
 Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm");
 Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/TelemetryController.jsm");
 
 if (AppConstants.ACCESSIBILITY) {
   XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "AccessFu",
                                     "resource://gre/modules/accessibility/AccessFu.jsm");
 }
 
+XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "AsyncPrefs",
+                                  "resource://gre/modules/AsyncPrefs.jsm");
+
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "Manifests",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/Manifest.jsm");
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "FileUtils",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/FileUtils.jsm");
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "JNI",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/JNI.jsm");
@@ -524,16 +527,19 @@ var BrowserApp = {
     GlobalEventDispatcher.sendRequest({ type: "Gecko:Ready" });
 
     this.deck.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
       InitLater(() => Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/NotificationDB.jsm"));
 
       InitLater(() => Services.obs.notifyObservers(window, "browser-delayed-startup-finished"));
       InitLater(() => GlobalEventDispatcher.sendRequest({ type: "Gecko:DelayedStartup" }));
 
+      // AsyncPrefs is needed for reader mode.
+      InitLater(() => AsyncPrefs.init());
+
       if (!AppConstants.RELEASE_OR_BETA) {
         InitLater(() => WebcompatReporter.init());
       }
 
       // Collect telemetry data.
       // We do this at startup because we want to move away from "gather-telemetry" (bug 1127907)
       InitLater(() => {
         Telemetry.addData("FENNEC_TRACKING_PROTECTION_STATE", parseInt(BrowserApp.getTrackingProtectionState()));

--- a/mobile/android/components/geckoview/GeckoViewPrompt.js
+++ b/mobile/android/components/geckoview/GeckoViewPrompt.js
@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 const {classes: Cc, interfaces: Ci, utils: Cu, results: Cr} = Components;
 
 Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
 Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm");
 
-XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "AsyncPrefs",
-                                  "resource://gre/modules/AsyncPrefs.jsm");
-
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "ContentPrefServiceParent",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/ContentPrefServiceParent.jsm");
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "EventDispatcher",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/Messaging.jsm");
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "FileUtils",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/FileUtils.jsm");
@@ -37,18 +34,16 @@ PromptFactory.prototype = {
       case "app-startup": {
         Services.obs.addObserver(this, "chrome-document-global-created");
         Services.obs.addObserver(this, "content-document-global-created");
         break;
       }
       case "profile-after-change": {
         // ContentPrefServiceParent is needed for e10s file picker.
         ContentPrefServiceParent.init();
-        // AsyncPrefs is needed for reader mode.
-        AsyncPrefs.init();
         Services.mm.addMessageListener("GeckoView:Prompt", this);
         break;
       }
       case "chrome-document-global-created":
       case "content-document-global-created": {
         let win = aSubject.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)
                           .getInterface(Ci.nsIDocShell).QueryInterface(Ci.nsIDocShellTreeItem)
                           .rootTreeItem.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)