diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
index 71fd80d1359..2a130cc3468 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -13969,7 +13969,8 @@ nsDocShell::ShouldPrepareForIntercept(nsIURI* aURI, bool aIsNonSubresourceReques
     do_GetService(THIRDPARTYUTIL_CONTRACTID, &result);
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(result, result);
 
-  if (mCurrentURI) {
+  if (mCurrentURI &&
+      nsContentUtils::CookiesBehavior() == nsICookieService::BEHAVIOR_REJECT_FOREIGN) {
     nsAutoCString uriSpec;
     mCurrentURI->GetSpec(uriSpec);
     if (!(uriSpec.EqualsLiteral("about:blank"))) {
@@ -13984,10 +13985,7 @@ nsDocShell::ShouldPrepareForIntercept(nsIURI* aURI, bool aIsNonSubresourceReques
           return result;
       }
 
-      if (isThirdPartyURI &&
-          (Preferences::GetInt("network.cookie.cookieBehavior",
-                               nsICookieService::BEHAVIOR_ACCEPT) ==
-                               nsICookieService::BEHAVIOR_REJECT_FOREIGN)) {
+      if (isThirdPartyURI) {
         return NS_OK;
       }
     }
diff --git a/dom/base/nsContentUtils.h b/dom/base/nsContentUtils.h
index 67c80efb2ac..e6a8a153a75 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsContentUtils.h
+++ b/dom/base/nsContentUtils.h
@@ -2524,6 +2524,11 @@ public:
 
   static bool IsNonSubresourceRequest(nsIChannel* aChannel);
 
+  static uint32_t CookiesBehavior()
+  {
+    return sCookiesBehavior;
+  }
+
   // The order of these entries matters, as we use std::min for total ordering
   // of permissions. Private Browsing is considered to be more limiting
   // then session scoping