diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index 6d40893..8e1ac36 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -123,14 +123,22 @@
                                         VsyncSchedulePtr schedulePtr) {
     demotePacesetterDisplay();
 
-    std::shared_ptr<VsyncSchedule> pacesetterVsyncSchedule;
-    {
+    auto [pacesetterVsyncSchedule, isNew] = [&]() FTL_FAKE_GUARD(kMainThreadContext) {
         std::scoped_lock lock(mDisplayLock);
-        mDisplays.emplace_or_replace(displayId, std::move(selectorPtr), std::move(schedulePtr));
+        const bool isNew = mDisplays
+                                   .emplace_or_replace(displayId, std::move(selectorPtr),
+                                                       std::move(schedulePtr))
+                                   .second;
 
-        pacesetterVsyncSchedule = promotePacesetterDisplayLocked();
-    }
+        return std::make_pair(promotePacesetterDisplayLocked(), isNew);
+    }();
+
     applyNewVsyncSchedule(std::move(pacesetterVsyncSchedule));
+
+    // Disable hardware VSYNC if the registration is new, as opposed to a renewal.
+    if (isNew) {
+        mSchedulerCallback.setVsyncEnabled(displayId, false);
+    }
 }
 
 void Scheduler::unregisterDisplay(PhysicalDisplayId displayId) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index a5f4286..b258e04 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -3869,8 +3869,6 @@
                                              static_cast<ISchedulerCallback&>(*this), features,
                                              std::move(modulatorPtr));
     mScheduler->registerDisplay(display->getPhysicalId(), display->holdRefreshRateSelector());
-
-    setVsyncEnabled(display->getPhysicalId(), false);
     mScheduler->startTimers();
 
     const auto configs = mVsyncConfiguration->getCurrentConfigs();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp
index 965e378..16fa35e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,25 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(kEventConnections, mScheduler->getEventThreadConnectionCount(mConnectionHandle));
 }
 
+TEST_F(SchedulerTest, registerDisplay) {
+    // Hardware VSYNC should not change if the display is already registered.
+    EXPECT_CALL(mSchedulerCallback, setVsyncEnabled(kDisplayId1, false)).Times(0);
+    mScheduler->registerDisplay(kDisplayId1,
+                                std::make_shared<RefreshRateSelector>(kDisplay1Modes,
+                                                                      kDisplay1Mode60->getId()));
+
+    // Hardware VSYNC should be disabled for newly registered displays.
+    EXPECT_CALL(mSchedulerCallback, setVsyncEnabled(kDisplayId2, false)).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(mSchedulerCallback, setVsyncEnabled(kDisplayId3, false)).Times(1);
+
+    mScheduler->registerDisplay(kDisplayId2,
+                                std::make_shared<RefreshRateSelector>(kDisplay2Modes,
+                                                                      kDisplay2Mode60->getId()));
+    mScheduler->registerDisplay(kDisplayId3,
+                                std::make_shared<RefreshRateSelector>(kDisplay3Modes,
+                                                                      kDisplay3Mode60->getId()));
+}
+
 TEST_F(SchedulerTest, chooseRefreshRateForContentIsNoopWhenModeSwitchingIsNotSupported) {
     // The layer is registered at creation time and deregistered at destruction time.
     sp<MockLayer> layer = sp<MockLayer>::make(mFlinger.flinger());