diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index bdc2dbd..ec9f215 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 bool MDPComp::sEnablePartialFrameUpdate = false;
 int MDPComp::sMaxPipesPerMixer = MAX_PIPES_PER_MIXER;
 float MDPComp::sMaxBw = 2.3f;
-uint32_t MDPComp::sCompBytesClaimed = 0;
+double MDPComp::sBwClaimed = 0.0;
 
 MDPComp* MDPComp::getObject(hwc_context_t *ctx, const int& dpy) {
     if(isDisplaySplit(ctx, dpy)) {
@@ -1132,10 +1132,10 @@
     //Will be added for other targets if we run into bandwidth issues and when
     //we have profiling data to set an upper limit.
     if(qdutils::MDPVersion::getInstance().is8x74v2()) {
-        const uint32_t ONE_GIG = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+        const uint32_t ONE_GIG = 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
         double panelRefRate =
                 1000000000.0 / ctx->dpyAttr[mDpy].vsync_period;
-        if((size + sCompBytesClaimed) > ((sMaxBw / panelRefRate) * ONE_GIG)) {
+        if((size * panelRefRate) > ((sMaxBw - sBwClaimed) * ONE_GIG)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -1250,7 +1250,9 @@
     }
 
 exit:
-    sCompBytesClaimed += calcMDPBytesRead(ctx, list);
+    //gbps (bytes / nanosec = gigabytes / sec)
+    sBwClaimed += calcMDPBytesRead(ctx, list) /
+            (double)ctx->dpyAttr[mDpy].vsync_period;
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h
index 7063d32..5856946 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     /* Initialize MDP comp*/
     static bool init(hwc_context_t *ctx);
     static void resetIdleFallBack() { sIdleFallBack = false; }
-    static void reset() { sCompBytesClaimed = 0; };
+    static void reset() { sBwClaimed = 0.0; };
 
 protected:
     enum { MAX_SEC_LAYERS = 1 }; //TODO add property support
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@
     static int sMaxPipesPerMixer;
     //Max bandwidth. Value is in GBPS. For ex: 2.3 means 2.3GBPS
     static float sMaxBw;
-    //Tracks composition bytes claimed. Represented as the total w*h*bpp
-    //going to MDP mixers
-    static uint32_t sCompBytesClaimed;
+    //Tracks composition bandwidth claimed. Represented as the total
+    //w*h*bpp*fps (gigabytes-per-second) going to MDP mixers.
+    static double sBwClaimed;
     static IdleInvalidator *idleInvalidator;
     struct FrameInfo mCurrentFrame;
     struct LayerCache mCachedFrame;