diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
index 71ed2ec4d0d5..b87ed335cb2b 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
@@ -432,9 +432,11 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         //so that all the animated elements within the animation frame
         //will be properly updated and drawn on screen. This is
         //required to perform multi-class CSS based animations with
-        //Firefox. DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE.
-        var a = bod.offsetWidth + 1;
-        fn();
+        //Firefox. DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE. DO NOT OPTIMIZE THIS LINE.
+        //THE MINIFIER WILL REMOVE IT OTHERWISE WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN
+        //UNPREDICTABLE BUG THAT IS VERY HARD TO TRACK DOWN AND WILL
+        //TAKE YEARS AWAY FROM YOUR LIFE!
+        fn(bod.offsetWidth);
       });
     };
   }])