diff --git a/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs b/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs
index 4cc701d2ff6..a52a519e019 100644
--- a/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/compositing/compositor_layer.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl CompositorLayer {
                 self.pipeline.render_chan.send(UnusedBufferMsg(unused));
             }
             if !request.is_empty() { // ask for tiles
-                self.pipeline.render_chan.send(ReRenderMsg(request, scale, self.epoch));
+                self.pipeline.render_chan.try_send(ReRenderMsg(request, scale, self.epoch));
             }
         }
         if redisplay {