diff --git a/ports/geckolib/glue.rs b/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
index bd1b2eec93d..7df38381811 100644
--- a/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
+++ b/ports/geckolib/glue.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ pub extern "C" fn Servo_TraverseSubtree(root: RawGeckoElementBorrowed,
     }
 
     if restyle_behavior == Restyle::ForThrottledAnimationFlush {
-        return needs_animation_only_restyle;
+        return element.has_animation_only_dirty_descendants() ||
+               element.borrow_data().unwrap().restyle.is_restyle();
     }
 
     traverse_subtree(element,