diff --git a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp
index 475dc15..7289fe7 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, PostRenderCleanup_skipped) {
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, canSkipPostRenderCleanup()).WillOnce(Return(true));
     EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, cleanupPostRender()).Times(0);
     mThreadedRE->cleanupPostRender();
 
@@ -107,8 +106,25 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, PostRenderCleanup_notSkipped) {
-    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, canSkipPostRenderCleanup()).WillOnce(Return(false));
+    renderengine::DisplaySettings settings;
+    std::vector<renderengine::LayerSettings> layers;
+    std::shared_ptr<renderengine::ExternalTexture> buffer = std::make_shared<
+            renderengine::impl::
+                    ExternalTexture>(sp<GraphicBuffer>::make(), *mRenderEngine,
+                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
+                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+    base::unique_fd bufferFence;
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, useProtectedContext(false));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, drawLayersInternal)
+        .WillOnce([&](const std::shared_ptr<std::promise<FenceResult>>&& resultPromise,
+                          const renderengine::DisplaySettings&,
+                          const std::vector<renderengine::LayerSettings>&,
+                          const std::shared_ptr<renderengine::ExternalTexture>&,
+                          base::unique_fd&&) { resultPromise->set_value(Fence::NO_FENCE); });
     EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, cleanupPostRender()).WillOnce(Return());
+    ftl::Future<FenceResult> future =
+            mThreadedRE->drawLayers(settings, layers, buffer, std::move(bufferFence));
     mThreadedRE->cleanupPostRender();
 
     // call ANY synchronous function to ensure that cleanupPostRender has completed.
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp
index 2cb66cb..786a6fe 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp
@@ -231,13 +231,13 @@
             ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::cleanupPostRender");
             instance.cleanupPostRender();
         });
+        mNeedsPostRenderCleanup = false;
     }
     mCondition.notify_one();
 }
 
 bool RenderEngineThreaded::canSkipPostRenderCleanup() const {
-    waitUntilInitialized();
-    return mRenderEngine->canSkipPostRenderCleanup();
+    return !mNeedsPostRenderCleanup;
 }
 
 void RenderEngineThreaded::drawLayersInternal(
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
     int fd = bufferFence.release();
     {
         std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mNeedsPostRenderCleanup = true;
         mFunctionCalls.push(
                 [resultPromise, display, layers, buffer, fd](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
                     ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::drawLayers");
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h
index 43ec011..1093f5f 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     mutable std::mutex mThreadMutex;
     std::thread mThread GUARDED_BY(mThreadMutex);
     std::atomic<bool> mRunning = true;
+    std::atomic<bool> mNeedsPostRenderCleanup = false;
 
     using Work = std::function<void(renderengine::RenderEngine&)>;
     mutable std::queue<Work> mFunctionCalls GUARDED_BY(mThreadMutex);