diff --git a/dom/indexedDB/ActorsChild.cpp b/dom/indexedDB/ActorsChild.cpp
index 30dc9b6dab..85f876cdc1 100644
--- a/dom/indexedDB/ActorsChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/indexedDB/ActorsChild.cpp
@@ -3291,6 +3291,10 @@ BackgroundCursorChild::HandleResponse(
   auto& responses =
     const_cast<nsTArray<ObjectStoreCursorResponse>&>(aResponses);
 
+  // If a new cursor is created, we need to keep a reference to it until the
+  // ResultHelper creates a DOM Binding.
+  RefPtr<IDBCursor> newCursor;
+
   for (ObjectStoreCursorResponse& response : responses) {
     StructuredCloneReadInfo cloneReadInfo(Move(response.cloneInfo()));
     cloneReadInfo.mDatabase = mTransaction->Database();
@@ -3300,8 +3304,6 @@ BackgroundCursorChild::HandleResponse(
                                     nullptr,
                                     cloneReadInfo.mFiles);
 
-    RefPtr<IDBCursor> newCursor;
-
     if (mCursor) {
       mCursor->Reset(Move(response.key()), Move(cloneReadInfo));
     } else {