diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
index abd04d4ff7d..17ff376d283 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
     public View getActionBarLayout() {
         int actionBarRes;
 
-        if (!hasPermanentMenuKey() || HardwareUtils.isTablet())
+        if (!HardwareUtils.hasMenuButton() || HardwareUtils.isTablet())
            actionBarRes = R.layout.browser_toolbar_menu;
         else
            actionBarRes = R.layout.browser_toolbar;
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
index b81a597873a..879ad22df8f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements ViewSwitcher.ViewFactory,
 
         mMenu = (GeckoImageButton) mLayout.findViewById(R.id.menu);
         mActionItemBar = (LinearLayout) mLayout.findViewById(R.id.menu_items);
-        mHasSoftMenuButton = !mActivity.hasPermanentMenuKey();
+        mHasSoftMenuButton = !HardwareUtils.hasMenuButton();
 
         if (mHasSoftMenuButton) {
             mMenu.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
index 49f2f6b1d33..5156e5cb1ea 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.updater.UpdateService;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.updater.UpdateServiceHelper;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.GeckoEventListener;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.GeckoEventResponder;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.util.HardwareUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ThreadUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.UiAsyncTask;
 
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ abstract public class GeckoApp
     @Override
     public void showMenu(View menu) {
         // Hide the menu only if we are showing the MenuPopup.
-        if (!hasPermanentMenuKey())
+        if (!HardwareUtils.hasMenuButton())
             closeMenu();
 
         mMenuPanel.removeAllViews();
@@ -718,18 +719,6 @@ abstract public class GeckoApp
 
     public boolean areTabsShown() { return false; }
 
-    public boolean hasPermanentMenuKey() {
-        boolean hasMenu = true;
-
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11)
-            hasMenu = false;
-
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14)
-            hasMenu = ViewConfiguration.get(GeckoApp.mAppContext).hasPermanentMenuKey();
-
-        return hasMenu;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void handleMessage(String event, JSONObject message) {
         try {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/util/HardwareUtils.java b/mobile/android/base/util/HardwareUtils.java
index 16bebe6b6e8..4c47843d029 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/util/HardwareUtils.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/util/HardwareUtils.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
 public final class HardwareUtils {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoHardwareUtils";
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ public final class HardwareUtils {
     private static Boolean sIsLargeTablet;
     private static Boolean sIsSmallTablet;
     private static Boolean sIsTelevision;
+    private static Boolean sHasMenuButton;
 
     private HardwareUtils() {
     }
@@ -58,4 +60,17 @@ public final class HardwareUtils {
         }
         return sIsTelevision;
     }
+
+    public static boolean hasMenuButton() {
+        if (sHasMenuButton == null) {
+            sHasMenuButton = Boolean.TRUE;
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
+                sHasMenuButton = Boolean.FALSE;
+            }
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
+                sHasMenuButton = ViewConfiguration.get(sContext).hasPermanentMenuKey();
+            }
+        }
+        return sHasMenuButton;
+    }
 }