diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
index 097f7de..a96dffd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/BufferLayer.cpp
@@ -414,12 +414,6 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    // If the next planned present time is not current, return and try again later
-    if (frameIsEarly(expectedPresentTime)) {
-        ATRACE_NAME("frameIsEarly()");
-        return false;
-    }
-
     // If this layer doesn't have a frame is shouldn't be presented
     if (!hasFrameUpdate()) {
         return false;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 23758c9..a072554 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -924,6 +924,8 @@
 
     pid_t getOwnerPid() { return mOwnerPid; }
 
+    virtual bool frameIsEarly(nsecs_t /*expectedPresentTime*/) const { return false; }
+
     // This layer is not a clone, but it's the parent to the cloned hierarchy. The
     // variable mClonedChild represents the top layer that will be cloned so this
     // layer will be the parent of mClonedChild.
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 5364adf..fdefca7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -3361,6 +3361,10 @@
         if (!layer) {
             continue;
         }
+        if (layer->frameIsEarly(expectedPresentTime)) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("frameIsEarly()");
+            return false;
+        }
 
         if (!mScheduler->isVsyncValid(expectedPresentTime, layer->getOwnerUid())) {
             ATRACE_NAME("!isVsyncValidForUid");