diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c b/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
index 580ab53007f5..348bff1199ec 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
@@ -3636,8 +3636,11 @@ int sde_crtc_reset_hw(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_crtc_state *old_state,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Early out if simple ctl reset succeeded */
-	if (i == sde_crtc->num_ctls)
+	/*
+	 * Early out if simple ctl reset succeeded or reset is
+	 * being performed after timeout
+	 */
+	if (i == sde_crtc->num_ctls || crtc->state == old_state)
 		return 0;
 
 	SDE_DEBUG("crtc%d: issuing hard reset\n", DRMID(crtc));