--- a/ipc/ipdl/ipdl/type.py
+++ b/ipc/ipdl/ipdl/type.py
@@ -704,26 +704,23 @@ class GatherDecls(TcheckVisitor):
             p = tu.protocol
 
             # FIXME/cjones: it's a little weird and counterintuitive
             # to put both the namespace and non-namespaced name in the
             # global scope.  try to figure out something better; maybe
             # a type-neutral |using| that works for C++ and protocol
             # types?
             qname = p.qname()
-            if 0 == len(qname.quals):
-                fullname = None
-            else:
-                fullname = str(qname)
+            fullname = str(qname)
             p.decl = self.declare(
                 loc=p.loc,
                 type=ProtocolType(qname, p.nestedRange, p.sendSemantics,
                                   stateless=(0 == len(p.transitionStmts))),
                 shortname=p.name,
-                fullname=fullname)
+                fullname=None if 0 == len(qname.quals) else fullname)
 
             p.parentEndpointDecl = self.declare(
                 loc=p.loc,
                 type=EndpointType(QualifiedId(p.loc, 'Endpoint<' + fullname + 'Parent>', ['mozilla', 'ipc'])),
                 shortname='Endpoint<' + p.name + 'Parent>')
             p.childEndpointDecl = self.declare(
                 loc=p.loc,
                 type=EndpointType(QualifiedId(p.loc, 'Endpoint<' + fullname + 'Child>', ['mozilla', 'ipc'])),