diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c
index c595a1f0c8b9..002106b80ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_fb.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Core MDSS framebuffer driver.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (C) 2007 Google Incorporated
  *
  * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
@@ -3768,19 +3768,16 @@ static int mdss_fb_pan_display(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 {
 	struct mdp_display_commit disp_commit;
 	struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd = (struct msm_fb_data_type *)info->par;
-	struct mdss_data_type *mdata = mfd_to_mdata(mfd);
 
 	/*
-	 * Abort pan_display operations in following cases:
-	 * 1. during mode switch through mode sysfs node, it will trigger a
-	 *    pan_display after switch. This assumes that fb has been adjusted,
-	 *    however when using overlays we may not have the right size at this
-	 *    point, so it needs to go through PREPARE first.
-	 * 2. When the splash handoff is pending.
+	 * during mode switch through mode sysfs node, it will trigger a
+	 * pan_display after switch. This assumes that fb has been adjusted,
+	 * however when using overlays we may not have the right size at this
+	 * point, so it needs to go through PREPARE first. Abort pan_display
+	 * operations until that happens
 	 */
-	if ((mfd->switch_state != MDSS_MDP_NO_UPDATE_REQUESTED) ||
-			mdata->handoff_pending) {
-		pr_debug("fb%d: pan_display skipped during switch or handoff\n",
+	if (mfd->switch_state != MDSS_MDP_NO_UPDATE_REQUESTED) {
+		pr_debug("fb%d: pan_display skipped during switch\n",
 				mfd->index);
 		return 0;
 	}