for (i = 0; i < surface_count; i++) {
                struct core_surface *surface = DC_SURFACE_TO_CORE(updates[i].surface);
-               bool apply_ctx = false;
 
                for (j = 0; j < context->res_ctx.pool->pipe_count; j++) {
                        struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx = &context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[j];
                        if (pipe_ctx->surface != surface)
                                continue;
 
-                       if (updates[i].flip_addr) {
+                       if (updates[i].flip_addr && can_skip_context_building) {
                                core_dc->hwss.update_plane_addr(core_dc, pipe_ctx);
-                       }
-
-                       if (updates[i].plane_info || updates[i].scaling_info
-                                       || is_new_pipe_surface[j]) {
-                               apply_ctx = true;
+                       } else {
 
                                if (!pipe_ctx->tg->funcs->is_blanked(pipe_ctx->tg)) {
                                        core_dc->hwss.pipe_control_lock(
                        }
 
                }
-               if (apply_ctx) {
+               if (!can_skip_context_building) {
                        core_dc->hwss.apply_ctx_for_surface(core_dc, surface, context);
                        context_timing_trace(dc, &context->res_ctx);
                }