diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
index f7f96ab..4f0bbd2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferStateLayer.cpp
@@ -660,9 +660,7 @@
 }
 
 void BufferStateLayer::setAutoRefresh(bool autoRefresh) {
-    if (!mAutoRefresh.exchange(autoRefresh)) {
-        mFlinger->onLayerUpdate();
-    }
+    mDrawingState.autoRefresh = autoRefresh;
 }
 
 bool BufferStateLayer::latchSidebandStream(bool& recomputeVisibleRegions) {