diff --git a/src/servo/dom/bindings/node.rs b/src/servo/dom/bindings/node.rs
index 06b0e95f779..433cfccbf23 100644
--- a/src/servo/dom/bindings/node.rs
+++ b/src/servo/dom/bindings/node.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use js::jsapi::{JSContext, jsval, JSObject, JSBool, jsid, JSClass, JSFreeOp, JSP
 use js::jsapi::bindgen::{JS_ValueToString, JS_GetStringCharsZAndLength, JS_ReportError,
                             JS_GetReservedSlot, JS_SetReservedSlot, JS_NewStringCopyN,
                             JS_DefineFunctions, JS_DefineProperty, JS_GetContextPrivate};
+use js::jsval::{INT_TO_JSVAL, JSVAL_TO_PRIVATE};
 use js::jsapi::bindgen::*;
 use js::glue::bindgen::*;
-use js::jsval::{INT_TO_JSVAL, JSVAL_TO_PRIVATE};
 
 use dom::node::{Node, NodeScope, Text, Doctype, Comment, Element};
 use utils::{rust_box, squirrel_away_unique, get_compartment, domstring_to_jsval, str};
diff --git a/src/servo/gfx/png_compositor.rs b/src/servo/gfx/png_compositor.rs
index 6e429d42484..903af4dd486 100644
--- a/src/servo/gfx/png_compositor.rs
+++ b/src/servo/gfx/png_compositor.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use std::cell::Cell;
 use core::io::BytesWriter;
 use gfx::render_task::LayerBuffer;
 use geom::size::Size2D;
+use gfx::render_layers::RenderLayer;
 
 pub type PngCompositor = Chan<Msg>;
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ fn sanity_check() {
         let renderer = RenderTask(compositor);
 
         let dlist : DisplayList = DVec();
+        let render_layer = RenderLayer { display_list: move dlist, size: Size2D(800u, 600u) };
         renderer.send(RenderMsg(dlist));
         let (exit_chan, exit_response_from_engine) = pipes::stream();
         renderer.send(render_task::ExitMsg(exit_chan));
diff --git a/src/servo/gfx/render_task.rs b/src/servo/gfx/render_task.rs
index 4be2a956111..1b6e78f2b03 100644
--- a/src/servo/gfx/render_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/gfx/render_task.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use text::font_cache::FontCache;
 pub type Renderer = comm::Chan<Msg>;
 
 pub enum Msg {
-    RenderMsg(dl::DisplayList),
+    RenderMsg(RenderLayer),
     ExitMsg(pipes::Chan<()>)
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn RenderTask<C: Compositor Send>(compositor: C) -> RenderTask {
 
         loop {
             match po.recv() {
-                RenderMsg(move display_list) => {
+                RenderMsg(move render_layer) => {
                     #debug("renderer: got render request");
                     let layer_buffer_cell = Cell(layer_buffer_port.recv());
 
@@ -68,18 +68,13 @@ pub fn RenderTask<C: Compositor Send>(compositor: C) -> RenderTask {
                     let layer_buffer_channel = Cell(move layer_buffer_channel);
                     layer_buffer_port = new_layer_buffer_port;
 
-                    let display_list = Cell(move display_list);
+                    let render_layer = Cell(move render_layer);
 
                     #debug("renderer: rendering");
 
                     do util::time::time(~"rendering") {
                         let layer_buffer = layer_buffer_cell.take();
-                        let display_list = move display_list.take();
-
-                        let render_layer = RenderLayer {
-                            display_list: move display_list,
-                            size: Size2D(800u, 600u)
-                        };
+                        let render_layer = move render_layer.take();
 
                         let layer_buffer =
                                 for render_layers::render_layers(&render_layer, move layer_buffer)
diff --git a/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs b/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
index cac26f00b03..ebc3fd18028 100644
--- a/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/layout/layout_task.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use geom::point::Point2D;
 use geom::rect::Rect;
 use geom::size::Size2D;
 use gfx::render_task;
+use gfx::render_layers::RenderLayer;
 use layout::box::RenderBox;
 use layout::box_builder::LayoutTreeBuilder;
 use layout::context::LayoutContext;
@@ -166,10 +167,16 @@ impl Layout {
                     let builder = dl::DisplayListBuilder {
                         ctx: &layout_ctx,
                     };
+                    let render_layer = RenderLayer {
+                        display_list: move dlist,
+                        size: Size2D(800u, 600u)
+                    };
+
                     // TODO: set options on the builder before building
                     // TODO: be smarter about what needs painting
-                    layout_root.build_display_list(&builder, &copy layout_root.d().position, &dlist);
-                    self.render_task.send(render_task::RenderMsg(dlist));
+                    layout_root.build_display_list(&builder, &copy layout_root.d().position,
+                                                   &render_layer.display_list);
+                    self.render_task.send(render_task::RenderMsg(move render_layer));
                 } // time(layout)
             } // BuildMsg
         } // match