diff --git a/drm/VSyncWorker.cpp b/drm/VSyncWorker.cpp
index f4c0710..851e87c 100644
--- a/drm/VSyncWorker.cpp
+++ b/drm/VSyncWorker.cpp
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@
 int VSyncWorker::SyntheticWaitVBlank(int64_t *timestamp) {
   auto time_now = ResourceManager::GetTimeMonotonicNs();
 
-  // Default to 60Hz refresh rate
-  constexpr uint32_t kDefaultVSPeriodNs = 16666666;
-  auto period_ns = vsync_period_ns_ ? vsync_period_ns_ : kDefaultVSPeriodNs;
-
-  auto phased_timestamp = GetPhasedVSync(period_ns, time_now);
+  auto phased_timestamp = GetPhasedVSync(vsync_period_ns_, time_now);
   struct timespec vsync {};
   vsync.tv_sec = int(phased_timestamp / kOneSecondNs);
   vsync.tv_nsec = int(phased_timestamp - (vsync.tv_sec * kOneSecondNs));
diff --git a/drm/VSyncWorker.h b/drm/VSyncWorker.h
index 2ee7f37..aff34d8 100644
--- a/drm/VSyncWorker.h
+++ b/drm/VSyncWorker.h
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@
   bool thread_exit_ = false;
   int64_t last_timestamp_ = -1;
 
+  // Default to 60Hz refresh rate
+  static constexpr uint32_t kDefaultVSPeriodNs = 16666666;
   // Needs to be threadsafe.
-  uint32_t vsync_period_ns_ = 0;
+  uint32_t vsync_period_ns_ = kDefaultVSPeriodNs;
 
   std::condition_variable cv_;
   std::thread vswt_;