diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 66385d8..f13b4ce 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1411,11 +1411,12 @@
     }
 }
 
-void SurfaceFlinger::initiateDisplayModeChanges() {
+bool SurfaceFlinger::initiateDisplayModeChanges() {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     std::optional<PhysicalDisplayId> displayToUpdateImmediately;
 
+    bool mustComposite = false;
     for (const auto& [id, physical] : mPhysicalDisplays) {
         const auto display = getDisplayDeviceLocked(id);
         if (!display) continue;
@@ -1472,7 +1473,11 @@
         mScheduler->onNewVsyncPeriodChangeTimeline(outTimeline);
 
         if (outTimeline.refreshRequired) {
-            scheduleComposite(FrameHint::kNone);
+            if (FlagManager::getInstance().vrr_bugfix_24q4()) {
+                mustComposite = true;
+            } else {
+                scheduleComposite(FrameHint::kNone);
+            }
         } else {
             // TODO(b/255635711): Remove `displayToUpdateImmediately` to `finalizeDisplayModeChange`
             // for all displays. This was only needed when the loop iterated over `mDisplays` rather
@@ -1490,6 +1495,8 @@
             applyActiveMode(display);
         }
     }
+
+    return mustComposite;
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::disableExpensiveRendering() {
@@ -2439,7 +2446,12 @@
         mUpdateAttachedChoreographer = true;
     }
     outTransactionsAreEmpty = mLayerLifecycleManager.getGlobalChanges().get() == 0;
-    mustComposite |= mLayerLifecycleManager.getGlobalChanges().get() != 0;
+    if (FlagManager::getInstance().vrr_bugfix_24q4()) {
+        mustComposite |= mLayerLifecycleManager.getGlobalChanges().test(
+                frontend::RequestedLayerState::Changes::RequiresComposition);
+    } else {
+        mustComposite |= mLayerLifecycleManager.getGlobalChanges().get() != 0;
+    }
 
     bool newDataLatched = false;
     ATRACE_NAME("DisplayCallbackAndStatsUpdates");
@@ -2664,7 +2676,7 @@
                                                         ? &mLayerHierarchyBuilder.getHierarchy()
                                                         : nullptr,
                                                 updateAttachedChoreographer);
-        initiateDisplayModeChanges();
+        mustComposite |= initiateDisplayModeChanges();
     }
 
     updateCursorAsync();