--- a/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
+++ b/layout/painting/nsDisplayList.cpp
@@ -9128,17 +9128,19 @@ nsDisplayPerspective::nsDisplayPerspecti
   : nsDisplayItem(aBuilder, aPerspectiveFrame)
   , mList(aBuilder, aPerspectiveFrame, aList)
   , mTransformFrame(aTransformFrame)
   , mIndex(aBuilder->AllocatePerspectiveItemIndex())
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(mList.GetChildren()->Count() == 1);
   MOZ_ASSERT(mList.GetChildren()->GetTop()->GetType() == DisplayItemType::TYPE_TRANSFORM);
 
-  mTransformFrame->AddDisplayItem(this);
+  if (aBuilder->IsRetainingDisplayList()) {
+    mTransformFrame->AddDisplayItem(this);
+  }
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<Layer>
 nsDisplayPerspective::BuildLayer(nsDisplayListBuilder *aBuilder,
                                  LayerManager *aManager,
                                  const ContainerLayerParameters& aContainerParameters)
 {
   float appUnitsPerPixel = mFrame->PresContext()->AppUnitsPerDevPixel();