diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
index 052dc874cd3..87b3e25294c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
@@ -1276,6 +1276,9 @@ int dss_ovl_enable(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&data_lock, flags);
 
+	/* wait for overlay to be enabled */
+	wait_pending_extra_info_updates();
+
 	mutex_unlock(&apply_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1313,6 +1316,9 @@ int dss_ovl_disable(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&data_lock, flags);
 
+	/* wait for the overlay to be disabled */
+	wait_pending_extra_info_updates();
+
 	mutex_unlock(&apply_lock);
 
 	return 0;