diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
index c58ee15b87e..fd936283a3b 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentChild.cpp
@@ -1855,6 +1855,14 @@ ContentChild::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why)
     }
     mIsAlive = false;
 
+#ifdef MOZ_NUWA_PROCESS
+    if (IsNuwaProcess()) {
+        // The Nuwa cannot go through the full XPCOM shutdown path or deadlock
+        // will result.
+        QuickExit();
+    }
+#endif
+
     XRE_ShutdownChildProcess();
 }