diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxFont.cpp b/gfx/thebes/gfxFont.cpp
index 3857c4cd38..383cc19042 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxFont.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxFont.cpp
@@ -591,8 +591,16 @@ gfxFontShaper::GetRoundOffsetsToPixels(DrawTarget* aDrawTarget,
     }
 
     // Sometimes hint metrics gets set for us, most notably for printing.
+#ifdef MOZ_TREE_CAIRO
     cairo_hint_metrics_t hint_metrics =
         cairo_scaled_font_get_hint_metrics(scaled_font);
+#else
+    cairo_font_options_t* font_options = cairo_font_options_create();
+    cairo_scaled_font_get_font_options(scaled_font, font_options);
+    cairo_hint_metrics_t hint_metrics =
+        cairo_font_options_get_hint_metrics(font_options);
+    cairo_font_options_destroy(font_options);
+#endif
 
     switch (hint_metrics) {
     case CAIRO_HINT_METRICS_OFF: