diff --git a/src/core/lv_refr.c b/src/core/lv_refr.c
index cc97dbd0c6..7babe8857a 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_refr.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_refr.c
@@ -378,23 +378,19 @@ void _lv_display_refr_timer(lv_timer_t * tmr)
     /*If refresh happened ...*/
     lv_display_send_event(disp_refr, LV_EVENT_RENDER_READY, NULL);
 
-    if(!lv_display_is_double_buffered(disp_refr) ||
-       disp_refr->render_mode != LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT) goto refr_clean_up;
+    /*In double buffered direct mode save the updated areas.
+     *They will be used on the next call to synchronize the buffers.*/
+    if(lv_display_is_double_buffered(disp_refr) && disp_refr->render_mode == LV_DISPLAY_RENDER_MODE_DIRECT) {
+        uint32_t i;
+        for(i = 0; i < disp_refr->inv_p; i++) {
+            if(disp_refr->inv_area_joined[i])
+                continue;
 
-    /*With double buffered direct mode synchronize the rendered areas to the other buffer*/
-    /*We need to wait for ready here to not mess up the active screen*/
-    wait_for_flushing(disp_refr);
-
-    uint32_t i;
-    for(i = 0; i < disp_refr->inv_p; i++) {
-        if(disp_refr->inv_area_joined[i])
-            continue;
-
-        lv_area_t * sync_area = _lv_ll_ins_tail(&disp_refr->sync_areas);
-        *sync_area = disp_refr->inv_areas[i];
+            lv_area_t * sync_area = _lv_ll_ins_tail(&disp_refr->sync_areas);
+            *sync_area = disp_refr->inv_areas[i];
+        }
     }
 
-refr_clean_up:
     lv_memzero(disp_refr->inv_areas, sizeof(disp_refr->inv_areas));
     lv_memzero(disp_refr->inv_area_joined, sizeof(disp_refr->inv_area_joined));
     disp_refr->inv_p = 0;