diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 0c9263b..56cccfb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1686,22 +1686,26 @@
     return fence != Fence::NO_FENCE && (fence->getStatus() == Fence::Status::Unsignaled);
 }
 
-nsecs_t SurfaceFlinger::getExpectedPresentTime() NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS {
+void SurfaceFlinger::populateExpectedPresentTime() NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS {
     DisplayStatInfo stats;
     mScheduler->getDisplayStatInfo(&stats);
     const nsecs_t presentTime = mScheduler->getDispSyncExpectedPresentTime();
     // Inflate the expected present time if we're targetting the next vsync.
-    const nsecs_t correctedTime =
+    mExpectedPresentTime =
             mVsyncModulator.getOffsets().sf < mPhaseOffsets->getOffsetThresholdForNextVsync()
             ? presentTime
             : presentTime + stats.vsyncPeriod;
-    return correctedTime;
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::onMessageReceived(int32_t what) NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS {
     ATRACE_CALL();
     switch (what) {
         case MessageQueue::INVALIDATE: {
+            // calculate the expected present time once and use the cached
+            // value throughout this frame to make sure all layers are
+            // seeing this same value.
+            populateExpectedPresentTime();
+
             bool frameMissed = previousFrameMissed();
             bool hwcFrameMissed = mHadDeviceComposition && frameMissed;
             bool gpuFrameMissed = mHadClientComposition && frameMissed;