diff --git a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
index a8384ac..b0d9521 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@
     mPendingReleaseItem.item = std::move(mSubmitted.front());
     mSubmitted.pop();
 
-    processNextBufferLocked();
+    processNextBufferLocked(false);
 
     mCallbackCV.notify_all();
     decStrong((void*)transactionCallbackThunk);
 }
 
-void BLASTBufferQueue::processNextBufferLocked() {
+void BLASTBufferQueue::processNextBufferLocked(bool useNextTransaction) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
     if (mNumFrameAvailable == 0 || mNumAcquired == MAX_ACQUIRED_BUFFERS + 1) {
         return;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction localTransaction;
     bool applyTransaction = true;
     SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction* t = &localTransaction;
-    if (mNextTransaction != nullptr && mUseNextTransaction) {
+    if (mNextTransaction != nullptr && useNextTransaction) {
         t = mNextTransaction;
         mNextTransaction = nullptr;
         applyTransaction = false;
@@ -274,16 +274,14 @@
         while (mNumFrameAvailable > 0 || mNumAcquired == MAX_ACQUIRED_BUFFERS + 1) {
             mCallbackCV.wait(_lock);
         }
-        mUseNextTransaction = true;
     }
     // add to shadow queue
     mNumFrameAvailable++;
-    processNextBufferLocked();
+    processNextBufferLocked(true);
 }
 
 void BLASTBufferQueue::setNextTransaction(SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction* t) {
     std::lock_guard _lock{mMutex};
-    mUseNextTransaction = false;
     mNextTransaction = t;
 }