--- a/widget/windows/WindowsEMF.cpp
+++ b/widget/windows/WindowsEMF.cpp
@@ -64,23 +64,27 @@ WindowsEMF::ReleaseEMFHandle()
 bool
 WindowsEMF::Playback(HDC aDeviceContext, const RECT* aRect)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(aRect);
   if (!FinishDocument()) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  return ::PlayEnhMetaFile(aDeviceContext, mEmf, aRect) != 0;
+  bool result = ::PlayEnhMetaFile(aDeviceContext, mEmf, aRect) != 0;
+  ReleaseEMFHandle();
+
+  return result;
 }
 
 bool
 WindowsEMF::SaveToFile()
 {
   if (!FinishDocument()) {
     return false;
   }
+
   ReleaseEMFHandle();
   return true;
 }
 
 } // namespace widget
 } // namespace mozilla
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