diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
index 1c29618f4ddbacaab8029b6fcec5cb5bfdd285a9..f29194a74a19d980ce5f2f8015d5c817aff9285d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
@@ -114,15 +114,9 @@ static void complete_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	event = mdp4_crtc->event;
 	if (event) {
-		/* if regular vblank case (!file) or if cancel-flip from
-		 * preclose on file that requested flip, then send the
-		 * event:
-		 */
-		if (!file || (event->base.file_priv == file)) {
-			mdp4_crtc->event = NULL;
-			DBG("%s: send event: %p", mdp4_crtc->name, event);
-			drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
-		}
+		mdp4_crtc->event = NULL;
+		DBG("%s: send event: %p", mdp4_crtc->name, event);
+		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
index d0c8b38b96ce53a54d3c9af6c68794f21deb7d29..87a19e0c0e67c2439c0f233afc848e81a7d55f83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
@@ -138,15 +138,9 @@ static void complete_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	event = mdp5_crtc->event;
 	if (event) {
-		/* if regular vblank case (!file) or if cancel-flip from
-		 * preclose on file that requested flip, then send the
-		 * event:
-		 */
-		if (!file || (event->base.file_priv == file)) {
-			mdp5_crtc->event = NULL;
-			DBG("%s: send event: %p", crtc->name, event);
-			drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
-		}
+		mdp5_crtc->event = NULL;
+		DBG("%s: send event: %p", crtc->name, event);
+		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);