diff --git a/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZInputBridge.cpp b/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZInputBridge.cpp
index 42b6f44d8e4a..21631045f872 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZInputBridge.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZInputBridge.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "InputData.h"               // for MouseInput, etc
 #include "InputBlockState.h"         // for InputBlockState
 #include "OverscrollHandoffState.h"  // for OverscrollHandoffState
+#include "nsLayoutUtils.h"           // for IsSmoothScrollingEnabled
 #include "mozilla/EventForwards.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/WheelEventBinding.h"  // for WheelEvent constants
 #include "mozilla/EventStateManager.h"      // for EventStateManager
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ APZEventResult APZInputBridge::ReceiveInputEvent(
       if (Maybe<APZWheelAction> action = ActionForWheelEvent(&wheelEvent)) {
         ScrollWheelInput::ScrollMode scrollMode =
             ScrollWheelInput::SCROLLMODE_INSTANT;
-        if (StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll() &&
+        if (nsLayoutUtils::IsSmoothScrollingEnabled() &&
             ((wheelEvent.mDeltaMode ==
                   dom::WheelEvent_Binding::DOM_DELTA_LINE &&
               StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll_mouseWheel()) ||
diff --git a/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZPublicUtils.cpp b/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZPublicUtils.cpp
index 6902e0738ce3..d0f002e0255f 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZPublicUtils.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/apz/src/APZPublicUtils.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "mozilla/layers/APZPublicUtils.h"
 
 #include "AsyncPanZoomController.h"
+#include "nsLayoutUtils.h"
 #include "mozilla/HelperMacros.h"
 #include "mozilla/StaticPrefs_general.h"
 
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ ScrollAnimationBezierPhysicsSettings ComputeBezierAnimationSettingsForOrigin(
   int32_t minMS = 0;
   int32_t maxMS = 0;
   bool isOriginSmoothnessEnabled = false;
+  bool isGeneralSmoothnessEnabled = nsLayoutUtils::IsSmoothScrollingEnabled();
 
 #define READ_DURATIONS(prefbase)                                              \
-  isOriginSmoothnessEnabled = StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll() &&          \
+  isOriginSmoothnessEnabled = isGeneralSmoothnessEnabled &&                   \
                               StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll_##prefbase(); \
   if (isOriginSmoothnessEnabled) {                                            \
     minMS = StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll_##prefbase##_durationMinMS();   \
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ ScrollAnimationBezierPhysicsSettings ComputeBezierAnimationSettingsForOrigin(
 }
 
 ScrollMode GetScrollModeForOrigin(ScrollOrigin origin) {
-  if (!StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll()) return ScrollMode::Instant;
+  bool isSmoothScrollingEnabled = nsLayoutUtils::IsSmoothScrollingEnabled();
+  if (!isSmoothScrollingEnabled) return ScrollMode::Instant;
   switch (origin) {
     case ScrollOrigin::Lines:
       return StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll_lines() ? ScrollMode::Smooth
@@ -101,8 +104,8 @@ ScrollMode GetScrollModeForOrigin(ScrollOrigin origin) {
                                                        : ScrollMode::Instant;
     default:
       MOZ_ASSERT(false, "Unknown keyboard scroll origin");
-      return StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll() ? ScrollMode::Smooth
-                                                 : ScrollMode::Instant;
+      return isSmoothScrollingEnabled ? ScrollMode::Smooth
+                                      : ScrollMode::Instant;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/layers/apz/src/GenericScrollAnimation.cpp b/gfx/layers/apz/src/GenericScrollAnimation.cpp
index 62f19fab35e4..ae4c4371c3de 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/apz/src/GenericScrollAnimation.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/apz/src/GenericScrollAnimation.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "AsyncPanZoomController.h"
 #include "FrameMetrics.h"
+#include "nsLayoutUtils.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/APZPublicUtils.h"
 #include "nsPoint.h"
 #include "ScrollAnimationPhysics.h"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ GenericScrollAnimation::GenericScrollAnimation(AsyncPanZoomController& aApzc,
   // ScrollAnimationBezierPhysics (despite its name) handles the case of
   // general.smoothScroll being disabled whereas ScrollAnimationMSDPhysics does
   // not (ie it scrolls smoothly).
-  if (StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll() &&
+  if (nsLayoutUtils::IsSmoothScrollingEnabled() &&
       StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll_msdPhysics_enabled()) {
     mAnimationPhysics = MakeUnique<ScrollAnimationMSDPhysics>(aInitialPosition);
   } else {
diff --git a/gfx/layers/apz/src/WheelScrollAnimation.cpp b/gfx/layers/apz/src/WheelScrollAnimation.cpp
index ddc88615de46..cd59eca642fa 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/apz/src/WheelScrollAnimation.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/apz/src/WheelScrollAnimation.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <tuple>
 #include "AsyncPanZoomController.h"
+#include "nsLayoutUtils.h"
 #include "mozilla/StaticPrefs_general.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/APZPublicUtils.h"
 #include "nsPoint.h"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ WheelScrollAnimation::WheelScrollAnimation(
     ScrollWheelInput::ScrollDeltaType aDeltaType)
     : GenericScrollAnimation(aApzc, aInitialPosition,
                              OriginForDeltaType(aDeltaType)) {
-  MOZ_ASSERT(StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll(),
+  MOZ_ASSERT(nsLayoutUtils::IsSmoothScrollingEnabled(),
              "We shouldn't be creating a WheelScrollAnimation if smooth "
              "scrolling is disabled");
   mDirectionForcedToOverscroll =
diff --git a/layout/xul/nsSliderFrame.cpp b/layout/xul/nsSliderFrame.cpp
index bff2647ed352..7f5620cbece4 100644
--- a/layout/xul/nsSliderFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/xul/nsSliderFrame.cpp
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ void nsSliderFrame::PageScroll(bool aClickAndHold) {
 
     mCurrentClickHoldDestination = Some(pos);
     sf->ScrollTo(pos,
-                 StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll() &&
+                 nsLayoutUtils::IsSmoothScrollingEnabled() &&
                          StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll_pages()
                      ? ScrollMode::Smooth
                      : ScrollMode::Instant,
diff --git a/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm b/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm
index 062105ce7cc6..017499dc7f8a 100644
--- a/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm
+++ b/widget/cocoa/nsChildView.mm
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@ static gfx::IntPoint GetIntegerDeltaForEvent(NSEvent* aEvent) {
   } else {
     ScrollWheelInput::ScrollMode scrollMode =
         ScrollWheelInput::SCROLLMODE_INSTANT;
-    if (StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll() &&
+    if (nsLayoutUtils::IsSmoothScrollingEnabled() &&
         StaticPrefs::general_smoothScroll_mouseWheel()) {
       scrollMode = ScrollWheelInput::SCROLLMODE_SMOOTH;
     }