diff --git a/msm/msm_drv.c b/msm/msm_drv.c
index 0b0d707176..d43673cd3e 100644
--- a/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -1157,10 +1157,8 @@ static void msm_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 				priv->pending_crtcs);
 
 		rc = kms->funcs->trigger_null_flush(kms);
-		if (rc) {
-			DRM_ERROR("null flush commit failure during lastclose\n");
+		if (rc)
 			return;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
index 45cd994f90..bea70fb8ee 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
@@ -3896,10 +3896,18 @@ static int sde_kms_trigger_null_flush(struct msm_kms *kms)
 
 	sde_kms = to_sde_kms(kms);
 
-	if (!sde_kms->splash_data.num_splash_displays ||
-		sde_kms->dsi_display_count == sde_kms->splash_data.num_splash_displays)
-		return rc;
+	/* If splash handoff is done, early return*/
+	if (!sde_kms->splash_data.num_splash_displays)
+		return 0;
 
+	/* If all builtin-displays are having cont splash enabled, ignore lastclose*/
+	if (sde_kms->dsi_display_count == sde_kms->splash_data.num_splash_displays)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Trigger NULL flush if built-in secondary/primary is stuck in splash
+	 * while the  primary/secondary is running respectively before lastclose.
+	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_DSI_DISPLAYS; i++) {
 		splash_display = &sde_kms->splash_data.splash_display[i];
 
@@ -3912,10 +3920,12 @@ static int sde_kms_trigger_null_flush(struct msm_kms *kms)
 
 			if (!rc && crtc)
 				sde_kms_cancel_delayed_work(crtc);
+			if (rc)
+				DRM_ERROR("null flush commit failure during lastclose\n");
 		}
 	}
 
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void _sde_kms_pm_suspend_idle_helper(struct sde_kms *sde_kms,