diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_ctl.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_ctl.c
index 7b0207de101a..c31df04643d6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_ctl.c
@@ -2263,8 +2263,8 @@ static bool __mdss_mdp_compare_bw(
 		__calc_bus_ib_quota(mdata, new_perf, is_nrt, new_perf->bw_ctl);
 	u64 old_ib =
 		__calc_bus_ib_quota(mdata, old_perf, is_nrt, old_perf->bw_ctl);
-	u64 max_new_bw = max(new_perf->bw_ctl, new_ib);
-	u64 max_old_bw = max(old_perf->bw_ctl, old_ib);
+	u64 new_ab = new_perf->bw_ctl;
+	u64 old_ab = old_perf->bw_ctl;
 	bool update_bw = false;
 
 	/*
@@ -2276,16 +2276,18 @@ static bool __mdss_mdp_compare_bw(
 	 * 3. end of writeback/rotator session - last chance to
 	 *		non-realtime remove vote.
 	 */
-	if ((params_changed && ((max_new_bw > max_old_bw) || /* ab and ib bw */
+	if ((params_changed &&
+			(((new_ib > old_ib) || (new_ab > old_ab)) ||
 			(new_perf->bw_writeback > old_perf->bw_writeback))) ||
-			(!params_changed && ((max_new_bw < max_old_bw) ||
+			(!params_changed &&
+			(((new_ib < old_ib) || (new_ab < old_ab)) ||
 			(new_perf->bw_writeback < old_perf->bw_writeback))) ||
 			(stop_req && is_nrt))
 		update_bw = true;
 
 	trace_mdp_compare_bw(new_perf->bw_ctl, new_ib, new_perf->bw_writeback,
-		max_new_bw, old_perf->bw_ctl, old_ib, old_perf->bw_writeback,
-		max_old_bw, params_changed, update_bw);
+		old_perf->bw_ctl, old_ib, old_perf->bw_writeback,
+		params_changed, update_bw);
 
 	return update_bw;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_trace.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_trace.h
index b79b4c70f5dc..db2f85cb0361 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_trace.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -297,22 +297,20 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mdp_perf_update_bus,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(mdp_compare_bw,
 	TP_PROTO(unsigned long long new_ab, unsigned long long new_ib,
-		unsigned long long new_wb, unsigned long long new_max,
+		unsigned long long new_wb,
 		unsigned long long old_ab, unsigned long long old_ib,
-		unsigned long long old_wb, unsigned long long old_max,
+		unsigned long long old_wb,
 		u32 params_changed, bool update_bw),
-	TP_ARGS(new_ab, new_ib, new_wb, new_max,
-					old_ab, old_ib, old_wb, old_max,
+	TP_ARGS(new_ab, new_ib, new_wb,
+					old_ab, old_ib, old_wb,
 					params_changed, update_bw),
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			__field(u64, new_ab)
 			__field(u64, new_ib)
 			__field(u64, new_wb)
-			__field(u64, new_max)
 			__field(u64, old_ab)
 			__field(u64, old_ib)
 			__field(u64, old_wb)
-			__field(u64, old_max)
 			__field(u32, params_changed)
 			__field(bool, update_bw)
 	),
@@ -320,18 +318,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mdp_compare_bw,
 			__entry->new_ab = new_ab;
 			__entry->new_ib = new_ib;
 			__entry->new_wb = new_wb;
-			__entry->new_max = new_max;
 			__entry->old_ab = old_ab;
 			__entry->old_ib = old_ib;
 			__entry->old_wb = old_wb;
-			__entry->old_max = old_max;
 			__entry->params_changed = params_changed;
 			__entry->update_bw = update_bw;
 	),
-	TP_printk("[ab,ib,wb,max] new[%llu, %llu, %llu, %llu] old[%llu, %llu, %llu, %llu] parm:%d ret:%d",
+	TP_printk("[ab,ib,wb]new[%llu,%llu,%llu]old[%llu,%llu,%llu]chgd:%d %d",
 		__entry->new_ab, __entry->new_ib, __entry->new_wb,
-		__entry->new_max, __entry->old_ab, __entry->old_ib,
-		__entry->old_wb, __entry->old_max, __entry->params_changed,
+		__entry->old_ab, __entry->old_ib,
+		__entry->old_wb, __entry->params_changed,
 		__entry->update_bw)
 );