diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelParentListener.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelParentListener.cpp
index 24551b4a6bb..380620a6bb9 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelParentListener.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/HttpChannelParentListener.cpp
@@ -220,11 +220,14 @@ HttpChannelParentListener::AsyncOnChannelRedirect(
   newChannel->GetURI(getter_AddRefs(newURI));
 
   nsHttpChannel *oldHttpChannel = static_cast<nsHttpChannel *>(oldChannel);
+  nsHttpResponseHead *responseHead = oldHttpChannel->GetResponseHead();
+
   // TODO: check mActiveChannel->mIPCClosed and return val from Send function
   mActiveChannel->SendRedirect1Begin(mRedirectChannel,
                                      IPC::URI(newURI),
                                      redirectFlags,
-                                     *oldHttpChannel->GetResponseHead());
+                                     responseHead ? *responseHead 
+                                                  : nsHttpResponseHead());
 
   // mActiveChannel gets the response in RecvRedirect2Result and forwards it
   // to this wrapper through OnContentRedirectResultReceived