diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/boot_stats.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/boot_stats.c
index b94493faa7af..af4315625102 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/boot_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/boot_stats.c
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ void place_marker(const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(place_marker);
 
+void update_marker(const char *name)
+{
+	destroy_marker(name);
+	place_marker(name);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(update_marker);
+
 void destroy_marker(const char *name)
 {
 	_destroy_boot_marker((char *) name);
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ static ssize_t bootkpi_writer(struct kobject *obj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 		return rc;
 
 	buf[rc] = '\0';
-	place_marker(buf);
+	update_marker(buf);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_subsystem_restart.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_subsystem_restart.c
index f115e25fa5cd..707a882b9cf6 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_subsystem_restart.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/msm_subsystem_restart.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static int subsystem_shutdown(struct subsys_device *dev, void *data)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QGKI_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 	if (!strcmp(dev->desc->name, "modem"))
-		place_marker("M - Modem Stop");
+		update_marker("M - Modem Stop");
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c
index 95125c88f2c1..b7f17cc80d22 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int pil_do_ramdump(struct pil_desc *desc,
 				__func__, desc->name, ret);
 #ifdef CONFIG_QGKI_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 	if (!strcmp(desc->name, "modem"))
-		place_marker("M - Modem Dump completed");
+		update_marker("M - Modem Dump completed");
 #endif
 	if (desc->subsys_vmid > 0)
 		ret = pil_assign_mem_to_subsys(desc, priv->region_start,
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ static int pil_init_mmap(struct pil_desc *desc, const struct pil_mdt *mdt)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QGKI_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 	if (!strcmp(desc->name, "modem"))
-		place_marker("M - Modem Image Start Loading");
+		update_marker("M - Modem Image Start Loading");
 #endif
 
 	pil_info(desc, "loading from %pa to %pa\n", &priv->region_start,
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ int pil_boot(struct pil_desc *desc)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QGKI_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 	if (!strcmp(desc->name, "modem"))
-		place_marker("M - Modem out of reset");
+		update_marker("M - Modem out of reset");
 #endif
 
 	pil_info(desc, "Brought out of reset\n");
diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/subsys-pil-tz.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/subsys-pil-tz.c
index 03e7b8fcccf8..ddd30f512b0d 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/subsys-pil-tz.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/subsys-pil-tz.c
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ static int subsys_ramdump(int enable, const struct subsys_desc *subsys)
 		return 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QGKI_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 	if (!strcmp(subsys->name, "modem"))
-		place_marker("M - Modem Dump start");
+		update_marker("M - Modem Dump start");
 #endif
 
 	return pil_do_ramdump(&d->desc, d->ramdump_dev, d->minidump_dev);
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static irqreturn_t subsys_err_fatal_intr_handler (int irq, void *drv_data)
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_QGKI_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 	if (!strcmp(d->subsys_desc.name, "modem"))
-		place_marker("M - Modem crash");
+		update_marker("M - Modem crash");
 #endif
 	subsys_set_crash_status(d->subsys, CRASH_STATUS_ERR_FATAL);
 	log_failure_reason(d);
diff --git a/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h b/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h
index 4d34eace03d4..ba8b8e7de981 100644
--- a/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h
+++ b/include/soc/qcom/boot_stats.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QGKI_MSM_BOOT_TIME_MARKER
 void place_marker(const char *name);
+void update_marker(const char *name);
 void destroy_marker(const char *name);
 unsigned long long msm_timer_get_sclk_ticks(void);
 static inline int boot_marker_enabled(void) { return 1; }
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ static inline int boot_marker_enabled(void) { return 1; }
 static inline int init_bootkpi(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void exit_bootkpi(void) { };
 static inline void place_marker(char *name) { };
+static inline void update_marker(char *name) { };
 static inline void destroy_marker(const char *name) { };
 static inline int boot_marker_enabled(void) { return 0; }
 static inline unsigned long long msm_timer_get_sclk_ticks(void) { return -EINVAL; }