diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpConnectionMgr.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpConnectionMgr.cpp
index dff08088aa..d402b41044 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpConnectionMgr.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpConnectionMgr.cpp
@@ -373,8 +373,12 @@ nsHttpConnectionMgr::VerifyTraffic()
 nsresult
 nsHttpConnectionMgr::DoShiftReloadConnectionCleanup(nsHttpConnectionInfo *aCI)
 {
+    RefPtr<nsHttpConnectionInfo> ci;
+    if (aCI) {
+      ci = aCI->Clone();
+    }
     return PostEvent(&nsHttpConnectionMgr::OnMsgDoShiftReloadConnectionCleanup,
-                     0, aCI);
+                     0, ci);
 }
 
 class SpeculativeConnectArgs : public ARefBase
@@ -507,8 +511,8 @@ nsresult
 nsHttpConnectionMgr::ProcessPendingQ(nsHttpConnectionInfo* aCI)
 {
     LOG(("nsHttpConnectionMgr::ProcessPendingQ [ci=%s]\n", aCI->HashKey().get()));
-    RefPtr<nsHttpConnectionInfo> ci;
-    if (aCI) {
+    RefPtr<nsHttpConnectionInfo> ci;
+    if (aCI) {
         ci = aCI->Clone();
     }    
     return PostEvent(&nsHttpConnectionMgr::OnMsgProcessPendingQ, 0, ci);