if (!stream_status)
                return; /* Cannot commit surface to stream that is not committed */
 
-       update_type = dc_check_update_surfaces_for_stream(
-                       dc, srf_updates, surface_count, stream_update, stream_status);
-
-       if (update_type >= update_surface_trace_level)
-               update_surface_trace(dc, srf_updates, surface_count);
-
-       if (update_type >= UPDATE_TYPE_FULL) {
-               const struct dc_surface *new_surfaces[MAX_SURFACES] = { 0 };
-
-               for (i = 0; i < surface_count; i++)
-                       new_surfaces[i] = srf_updates[i].surface;
-
-               /* initialize scratch memory for building context */
-               context = dm_alloc(sizeof(*context));
-               dc_resource_validate_ctx_copy_construct(
-                               core_dc->current_context, context);
-
-               /* add surface to context */
-               if (!resource_attach_surfaces_to_context(
-                               new_surfaces, surface_count, dc_stream,
-                               context, core_dc->res_pool)) {
-                       BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER();
-                       goto fail;
-               }
-       } else {
-               context = core_dc->current_context;
-       }
+       context = core_dc->current_context;
 
        /* update current stream with the new updates */
        if (stream_update) {
                }
        }
 
+       /* only proceed if we need to make a surface update */
+       if (!srf_updates)
+               return;
+
+       update_type = dc_check_update_surfaces_for_stream(
+                       dc, srf_updates, surface_count, stream_update, stream_status);
+
+       if (update_type >= update_surface_trace_level)
+               update_surface_trace(dc, srf_updates, surface_count);
+
+       if (update_type >= UPDATE_TYPE_FULL) {
+               const struct dc_surface *new_surfaces[MAX_SURFACES] = { 0 };
+
+               for (i = 0; i < surface_count; i++)
+                       new_surfaces[i] = srf_updates[i].surface;
+
+               /* initialize scratch memory for building context */
+               context = dm_alloc(sizeof(*context));
+               dc_resource_validate_ctx_copy_construct(
+                               core_dc->current_context, context);
+
+               /* add surface to context */
+               if (!resource_attach_surfaces_to_context(
+                               new_surfaces, surface_count, dc_stream,
+                               context, core_dc->res_pool)) {
+                       BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER();
+                       goto fail;
+               }
+       }
+
        /* save update parameters into surface */
        for (i = 0; i < surface_count; i++) {
                struct core_surface *surface =