diff --git a/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs b/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
index bc0e58db9be..635839805c3 100644
--- a/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
+++ b/components/script/dom/htmlimageelement.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub trait LayoutHTMLImageElementHelpers {
 
 impl LayoutHTMLImageElementHelpers for JS<HTMLImageElement> {
     unsafe fn image(&self) -> Option<Url> {
-        (*self.unsafe_get()).image.borrow().clone()
+        (*self.unsafe_get()).image.borrow_for_layout().clone()
     }
 }