diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index a271083..862069a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2621,8 +2621,21 @@
     const auto prevVsyncTime = mExpectedPresentTime - mScheduler->getVsyncSchedule()->period();
     const auto hwcMinWorkDuration = mVsyncConfiguration->getCurrentConfigs().hwcMinWorkDuration;
 
-    refreshArgs.earliestPresentTime = prevVsyncTime - hwcMinWorkDuration;
-    refreshArgs.previousPresentFence = mPreviousPresentFences[0].fenceTime;
+    const Period vsyncPeriod = mScheduler->getVsyncSchedule()->period();
+    const bool threeVsyncsAhead = mExpectedPresentTime - frameTime > 2 * vsyncPeriod;
+
+    // We should wait for the earliest present time if HWC doesn't support ExpectedPresentTime,
+    // and the next vsync is not already taken by the previous frame.
+    const bool waitForEarliestPresent =
+            !getHwComposer().getComposer()->isSupported(
+                    Hwc2::Composer::OptionalFeature::ExpectedPresentTime) &&
+            (threeVsyncsAhead ||
+             mPreviousPresentFences[0].fenceTime->getSignalTime() != Fence::SIGNAL_TIME_PENDING);
+
+    if (waitForEarliestPresent) {
+        refreshArgs.earliestPresentTime = prevVsyncTime - hwcMinWorkDuration;
+    }
+
     refreshArgs.scheduledFrameTime = mScheduler->getScheduledFrameTime();
     refreshArgs.expectedPresentTime = mExpectedPresentTime.ns();
     refreshArgs.hasTrustedPresentationListener = mNumTrustedPresentationListeners > 0;