diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
index 41dcfa7de97e..e2bc223acd13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -999,8 +999,10 @@ void dpu_crtc_commit_kickoff(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	dpu_vbif_clear_errors(dpu_kms);
 
-	drm_for_each_encoder_mask(encoder, crtc->dev, crtc->state->encoder_mask)
+	drm_for_each_encoder_mask(encoder, crtc->dev, crtc->state->encoder_mask) {
 		dpu_encoder_kickoff(encoder);
+		dpu_encoder_start_frame_done_timer(encoder);
+	}
 
 	reinit_completion(&dpu_crtc->frame_done_comp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index f2fc37067ec5..876bb16d88cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -2095,6 +2095,25 @@ bool dpu_encoder_is_valid_for_commit(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * dpu_encoder_start_frame_done_timer - Start the encoder frame done timer
+ * @drm_enc: Pointer to drm encoder structure
+ */
+void dpu_encoder_start_frame_done_timer(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
+{
+	struct dpu_encoder_virt *dpu_enc;
+	unsigned long timeout_ms;
+
+	dpu_enc = to_dpu_encoder_virt(drm_enc);
+	timeout_ms = DPU_ENCODER_FRAME_DONE_TIMEOUT_FRAMES * 1000 /
+			drm_mode_vrefresh(&drm_enc->crtc->state->adjusted_mode);
+
+	atomic_set(&dpu_enc->frame_done_timeout_ms, timeout_ms);
+	mod_timer(&dpu_enc->frame_done_timer,
+			jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
+
+}
+
 /**
  * dpu_encoder_kickoff - trigger a double buffer flip of the ctl path
  *	(i.e. ctl flush and start) immediately.
@@ -2104,7 +2123,6 @@ void dpu_encoder_kickoff(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 {
 	struct dpu_encoder_virt *dpu_enc;
 	struct dpu_encoder_phys *phys;
-	unsigned long timeout_ms;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	DPU_ATRACE_BEGIN("encoder_kickoff");
@@ -2112,13 +2130,6 @@ void dpu_encoder_kickoff(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 
 	trace_dpu_enc_kickoff(DRMID(drm_enc));
 
-	timeout_ms = DPU_ENCODER_FRAME_DONE_TIMEOUT_FRAMES * 1000 /
-			drm_mode_vrefresh(&drm_enc->crtc->state->adjusted_mode);
-
-	atomic_set(&dpu_enc->frame_done_timeout_ms, timeout_ms);
-	mod_timer(&dpu_enc->frame_done_timer,
-			jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms));
-
 	/* All phys encs are ready to go, trigger the kickoff */
 	_dpu_encoder_kickoff_phys(dpu_enc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
index b0ac10ebd02c..8503386bb503 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat
  * Author: Rob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@ void dpu_encoder_cleanup_wb_job(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 
 bool dpu_encoder_is_valid_for_commit(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc);
 
+void dpu_encoder_start_frame_done_timer(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc);
 #endif /* __DPU_ENCODER_H__ */