diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_cmd.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_cmd.c
index 2f58a23b4ea2..a859e520bad9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_intf_cmd.c
@@ -1890,6 +1890,13 @@ static int mdss_mdp_cmd_kickoff(struct mdss_mdp_ctl *ctl, void *arg)
 			sctx->current_pp_num);
 	}
 
+	mdss_mdp_ctl_perf_set_transaction_status(ctl,
+		PERF_SW_COMMIT_STATE, PERF_STATUS_DONE);
+	if (sctl) {
+		mdss_mdp_ctl_perf_set_transaction_status(sctl,
+			PERF_SW_COMMIT_STATE, PERF_STATUS_DONE);
+	}
+
 	if (!ctx->autorefresh_pending_frame_cnt && !ctl->cmd_autorefresh_en) {
 		/* Kickoff */
 		mdss_mdp_ctl_write(ctl, MDSS_MDP_REG_CTL_START, 1);
@@ -1899,14 +1906,6 @@ static int mdss_mdp_cmd_kickoff(struct mdss_mdp_ctl *ctl, void *arg)
 				ctx->autorefresh_pending_frame_cnt);
 	}
 
-	mdss_mdp_ctl_perf_set_transaction_status(ctl,
-		PERF_SW_COMMIT_STATE, PERF_STATUS_DONE);
-
-	if (sctl) {
-		mdss_mdp_ctl_perf_set_transaction_status(sctl,
-			PERF_SW_COMMIT_STATE, PERF_STATUS_DONE);
-	}
-
 	mb();
 	MDSS_XLOG(ctl->num, ctx->current_pp_num,
 		sctx ? sctx->current_pp_num : -1, atomic_read(&ctx->koff_cnt));