diff --git a/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js b/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
index 9097db9ba85..e779ecb537a 100644
--- a/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
+++ b/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ const PanelUI = {
       } else {
         anchor = aEvent.target;
       }
-      let iconAnchor =
-        document.getAnonymousElementByAttribute(anchor, "class",
-                                                "toolbarbutton-icon");
-      this.panel.openPopup(iconAnchor || anchor);
 
       this.panel.addEventListener("popupshown", function onPopupShown() {
         this.removeEventListener("popupshown", onPopupShown);
@@ -162,6 +158,11 @@ const PanelUI = {
         gCustomizationTabPreloader.ensurePreloading();
         deferred.resolve();
       });
+
+      let iconAnchor =
+        document.getAnonymousElementByAttribute(anchor, "class",
+                                                "toolbarbutton-icon");
+      this.panel.openPopup(iconAnchor || anchor);
     });
 
     return deferred.promise;