diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
index 7a7f1abdd268e..0afd949cf5c98 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ void RenderThread::frameCallback(int64_t vsyncId, int64_t frameDeadline, int64_t
         !mFrameCallbackTaskPending) {
         ATRACE_NAME("queue mFrameCallbackTask");
         mFrameCallbackTaskPending = true;
-        nsecs_t runAt = (frameTimeNanos + mDispatchFrameDelay);
+
+        nsecs_t timeUntilDeadline = frameDeadline - frameTimeNanos;
+        nsecs_t runAt = (frameTimeNanos + (timeUntilDeadline * 0.25f));
         queue().postAt(runAt, [=]() { dispatchFrameCallbacks(); });
     }
 }
@@ -257,7 +259,6 @@ void RenderThread::initThreadLocals() {
 void RenderThread::setupFrameInterval() {
     nsecs_t frameIntervalNanos = DeviceInfo::getVsyncPeriod();
     mTimeLord.setFrameInterval(frameIntervalNanos);
-    mDispatchFrameDelay = static_cast<nsecs_t>(frameIntervalNanos * .25f);
 }
 
 void RenderThread::requireGlContext() {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
index 0a89e5e944f86..c77cd4134d1ed 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ private:
     bool mFrameCallbackTaskPending;
 
     TimeLord mTimeLord;
-    nsecs_t mDispatchFrameDelay = 4_ms;
     RenderState* mRenderState;
     EglManager* mEglManager;
     WebViewFunctorManager& mFunctorManager;