diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index 28bbad1353ee..8632139e0f01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static void omap_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = old_state->dev;
 	struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	bool fence_cookie = dma_fence_begin_signalling();
 
 	dispc_runtime_get(priv->dispc);
 
@@ -90,8 +91,6 @@ static void omap_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 		omap_atomic_wait_for_completion(dev, old_state);
 
 		drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(dev, old_state, 0);
-
-		drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(old_state);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * OMAP3 DSS seems to have issues with the work-around above,
@@ -101,10 +100,12 @@ static void omap_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 		drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(dev, old_state, 0);
 
 		drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables(dev, old_state);
-
-		drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(old_state);
 	}
 
+	drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(old_state);
+
+	dma_fence_end_signalling(fence_cookie);
+
 	/*
 	 * Wait for completion of the page flips to ensure that old buffers
 	 * can't be touched by the hardware anymore before cleaning up planes.