diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index 2103cb4..22d86a6 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -750,19 +750,20 @@
 
     const int numLayers = ctx->listStats[mDpy].numAppLayers;
 
-    //number of app layers exceeds MAX_NUM_APP_LAYERS fall back to GPU
-    //do not cache the information for next draw cycle.
-    if(numLayers > MAX_NUM_APP_LAYERS) {
-        ALOGD_IF(isDebug(), "%s: Number of App layers exceeded the limit ",
-                 __FUNCTION__);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     Locker::Autolock _l(mMdpCompLock);
 
     //reset old data
     mCurrentFrame.reset(numLayers);
 
+    //number of app layers exceeds MAX_NUM_APP_LAYERS fall back to GPU
+    //do not cache the information for next draw cycle.
+    if(numLayers > MAX_NUM_APP_LAYERS) {
+        mCachedFrame.updateCounts(mCurrentFrame);
+        ALOGD_IF(isDebug(), "%s: Number of App layers exceeded the limit ",
+                 __FUNCTION__);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     //Hard conditions, if not met, cannot do MDP comp
     if(!isFrameDoable(ctx)) {
         ALOGD_IF( isDebug(),"%s: MDP Comp not possible for this frame",
@@ -898,6 +899,11 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    if(ctx->listStats[mDpy].numAppLayers > MAX_NUM_APP_LAYERS) {
+        ALOGD_IF(isDebug(),"%s: Exceeding max layer count", __FUNCTION__);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     Locker::Autolock _l(mMdpCompLock);
 
     /* reset Invalidator */
@@ -948,7 +954,7 @@
         }
 
         if (!ov.queueBuffer(fd, offset, dest)) {
-            ALOGE("%s: queueBuffer failed for external", __FUNCTION__);
+            ALOGE("%s: queueBuffer failed for display:%d ", __FUNCTION__, mDpy);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1083,6 +1089,11 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    if(ctx->listStats[mDpy].numAppLayers > MAX_NUM_APP_LAYERS) {
+        ALOGD_IF(isDebug(),"%s: Exceeding max layer count", __FUNCTION__);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     Locker::Autolock _l(mMdpCompLock);
 
     /* reset Invalidator */