struct amdgpu_device *adev = crtc->dev->dev_private;
        bool async_flip = (acrtc->flip_flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_ASYNC) != 0;
 
+       /* Prepare wait for target vblank early - before the fence-waits */
+       target_vblank = target - drm_crtc_vblank_count(crtc) +
+                       amdgpu_get_vblank_counter_kms(crtc->dev, acrtc->crtc_id);
 
        /*TODO This might fail and hence better not used, wait
         * explicitly on fences instead
 
        amdgpu_bo_unreserve(abo);
 
-       /* Wait for target vblank */
        /* Wait until we're out of the vertical blank period before the one
         * targeted by the flip
         */
-       target_vblank = target - drm_crtc_vblank_count(crtc) +
-                       amdgpu_get_vblank_counter_kms(crtc->dev, acrtc->crtc_id);
-
        while ((acrtc->enabled &&
                (amdgpu_get_crtc_scanoutpos(adev->ddev, acrtc->crtc_id, 0,
                                        &vpos, &hpos, NULL, NULL,
                pflip_needed = !state->allow_modeset;
 
                if (pflip_needed) {
+                       wait_for_vblank =
+                               acrtc->flip_flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_ASYNC ?
+                               false : true;
+
                        amdgpu_dm_do_flip(
-                                       crtc,
-                                       fb,
-                                       drm_crtc_vblank_count(crtc));
+                               crtc,
+                               fb,
+                               drm_crtc_vblank_count(crtc) + wait_for_vblank);
 
-                       wait_for_vblank =
-                                       acrtc->flip_flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_ASYNC ?
-                                                       false : true;
                        /*clean up the flags for next usage*/
                        acrtc->flip_flags = 0;
                }