diff --git a/browser/components/search/content/search.xml b/browser/components/search/content/search.xml
index 8a0ed6c78ad..9a5296b915c 100644
--- a/browser/components/search/content/search.xml
+++ b/browser/components/search/content/search.xml
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@
         if (document.getBindingParent(this).parentNode.parentNode.localName ==
             "toolbarpaletteitem")
           return;
-        setTimeout(function(a) { a.initialize(); }, 0, this);
+
+        this.initialize();
       ]]></constructor>
 
       <destructor><![CDATA[