diff --git a/components/servo/lib.rs b/components/servo/lib.rs
index 134181db511..50855598af1 100644
--- a/components/servo/lib.rs
+++ b/components/servo/lib.rs
@@ -978,25 +978,25 @@ fn create_compositor_channel(
 
     let (compositor_ipc_sender, compositor_ipc_receiver) =
         ipc::channel().expect("ipc channel failure");
-    let sender_clone = sender.clone();
+
+    let cross_process_compositor_api = CrossProcessCompositorApi(compositor_ipc_sender);
+    let compositor_proxy = CompositorProxy {
+        sender,
+        cross_process_compositor_api,
+        event_loop_waker,
+    };
+
+    let compositor_proxy_clone = compositor_proxy.clone();
     ROUTER.add_route(
         compositor_ipc_receiver.to_opaque(),
         Box::new(move |message| {
-            let _ = sender_clone.send(CompositorMsg::CrossProcess(
+            let _ = compositor_proxy_clone.send(CompositorMsg::CrossProcess(
                 message.to().expect("Could not convert Compositor message"),
             ));
         }),
     );
-    let cross_process_compositor_api = CrossProcessCompositorApi(compositor_ipc_sender);
 
-    (
-        CompositorProxy {
-            sender,
-            cross_process_compositor_api,
-            event_loop_waker,
-        },
-        CompositorReceiver { receiver },
-    )
+    (compositor_proxy, CompositorReceiver { receiver })
 }
 
 fn get_layout_factory(legacy_layout: bool) -> Arc<dyn LayoutFactory> {