--- a/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsFrame.cpp
@@ -2506,19 +2506,21 @@ nsIFrame::BuildDisplayListForStackingCon
     const nsIFrame* outerReferenceFrame = this;
     if (this != aBuilder->RootReferenceFrame()) {
       outerReferenceFrame =
         aBuilder->FindReferenceFrameFor(GetParent(), &toOuterReferenceFrame);
     }
     buildingDisplayList.SetReferenceFrameAndCurrentOffset(outerReferenceFrame,
       GetOffsetToCrossDoc(outerReferenceFrame));
 
-    nsDisplayTransform *transformItem =
-      new (aBuilder) nsDisplayTransform(aBuilder, this, &resultList, dirtyRect);
-    resultList.AppendNewToTop(transformItem);
+    if (!aBuilder->IsForGenerateGlyphPath()) {
+      nsDisplayTransform *transformItem =
+        new (aBuilder) nsDisplayTransform(aBuilder, this, &resultList, dirtyRect);
+      resultList.AppendNewToTop(transformItem);
+    }
 
     if (HasPerspective()) {
       if (!useFixedPosition && !useStickyPosition) {
         clipState.ExitStackingContextContents(&containerItemScrollClip);
       }
       resultList.AppendNewToTop(
         new (aBuilder) nsDisplayPerspective(
           aBuilder, this,