diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c b/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
index 8064b5fee0..45a11b19bf 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
@@ -3504,7 +3504,7 @@ static void sde_crtc_destroy_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			&cstate->property_state);
 }
 
-static int _sde_crtc_flush_event_thread(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+static int _sde_crtc_flush_frame_events(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct sde_crtc *sde_crtc;
 	int i;
@@ -3780,7 +3780,7 @@ void sde_crtc_commit_kickoff(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	sde_crtc_calc_fps(sde_crtc);
 	SDE_ATRACE_BEGIN("flush_event_thread");
-	_sde_crtc_flush_event_thread(crtc);
+	_sde_crtc_flush_frame_events(crtc);
 	SDE_ATRACE_END("flush_event_thread");
 	sde_crtc->plane_mask_old = crtc->state->plane_mask;
 
@@ -4162,7 +4162,7 @@ static void sde_crtc_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 			(u8 *)&power_on);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&sde_crtc->crtc_lock);
-	_sde_crtc_flush_event_thread(crtc);
+	kthread_flush_worker(&priv->event_thread[crtc->index].worker);
 	mutex_lock(&sde_crtc->crtc_lock);
 
 	kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sde_crtc->static_cache_read_work);