diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_writeback.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_writeback.c
index b2e1e6bc91d5..15910f4d430a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_writeback.c
@@ -407,11 +407,8 @@ static int mdss_mdp_writeback_prepare_rot(struct mdss_mdp_ctl *ctl, void *arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (ctx->bwc_mode || ctx->rot90)
-		format = mdss_mdp_get_rotator_dst_format(rot->format,
-				ctx->rot90, ctx->bwc_mode);
-	else
-		format = rot->format;
+	format = mdss_mdp_get_rotator_dst_format(rot->format,
+			ctx->rot90, ctx->bwc_mode);
 
 	if (ctx->rot90)
 		ctx->opmode |= BIT(5); /* ROT 90 */