diff --git a/components/style/gecko/pseudo_element.rs b/components/style/gecko/pseudo_element.rs
index 5a9b955b1c8..be8d0def121 100644
--- a/components/style/gecko/pseudo_element.rs
+++ b/components/style/gecko/pseudo_element.rs
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ impl PseudoElement {
         EAGER_PSEUDOS[i].clone()
     }
 
-    /// Whether the current pseudo element is animatable.
+    /// Whether animations for the current pseudo element are stored in the
+    /// parent element.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn is_animatable(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn animations_stored_in_parent(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(*self, Self::Before | Self::After | Self::Marker)
     }
 
diff --git a/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs b/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
index c41d2ff1e85..27f3eefe62e 100644
--- a/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/style/gecko/wrapper.rs
@@ -1390,15 +1390,14 @@ impl<'le> TElement for GeckoElement<'le> {
     #[inline]
     fn may_have_animations(&self) -> bool {
         if let Some(pseudo) = self.implemented_pseudo_element() {
-            if !pseudo.is_animatable() {
-                return false;
+            if pseudo.animations_stored_in_parent() {
+                // FIXME(emilio): When would the parent of a ::before / ::after
+                // pseudo-element be null?
+                return self.parent_element().map_or(false, |p| {
+                    p.as_node()
+                        .get_bool_flag(nsINode_BooleanFlag::ElementHasAnimations)
+                });
             }
-            // FIXME(emilio): When would the parent of a ::before / ::after
-            // pseudo-element be null?
-            return self.parent_element().map_or(false, |p| {
-                p.as_node()
-                    .get_bool_flag(nsINode_BooleanFlag::ElementHasAnimations)
-            });
         }
         self.as_node()
             .get_bool_flag(nsINode_BooleanFlag::ElementHasAnimations)