diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
index 0eb16e2..bca5092 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@
     const auto& deviceMin = *mMinSupportedRefreshRate;
     const auto& minByPolicy = getMinRefreshRateByPolicyLocked();
     const auto& maxByPolicy = getMaxRefreshRateByPolicyLocked();
+    const auto& currentPolicy = getCurrentPolicyLocked();
 
     // Kernel idle timer will set the refresh rate to the device min. If DisplayManager says that
     // the min allowed refresh rate is higher than the device min, we do not want to enable the
@@ -867,6 +868,10 @@
         return RefreshRateConfigs::KernelIdleTimerAction::TurnOff;
     }
     if (minByPolicy == maxByPolicy) {
+        // when min primary range in display manager policy is below device min turn on the timer.
+        if (currentPolicy->primaryRange.min.lessThanWithMargin(deviceMin.getFps())) {
+            return RefreshRateConfigs::KernelIdleTimerAction::TurnOn;
+        }
         return RefreshRateConfigs::KernelIdleTimerAction::TurnOff;
     }
     // Turn on the timer in all other cases.
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
index 6cd0f42..b8d840a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@
         return mRefreshRates.size() > 1;
     }
 
-    // Class to enumerate options around toggling the kernel timer on and off. We have an option
-    // for no change to avoid extra calls to kernel.
+    // Class to enumerate options around toggling the kernel timer on and off.
     enum class KernelIdleTimerAction {
         TurnOff,  // Turn off the idle timer.
         TurnOn    // Turn on the idle timer.