diff --git a/power-660.c b/power-660.c
index 627d15b..028cfcf 100644
--- a/power-660.c
+++ b/power-660.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 
 #define MIN_VAL(X, Y) ((X > Y) ? (Y) : (X))
 
-static int display_hint_sent;
 static int video_encode_hint_sent;
 
 static void process_video_encode_hint(void* metadata);
@@ -134,17 +133,13 @@
                 memcpy(resource_values, res, MIN_VAL(sizeof(resource_values), sizeof(res)));
                 num_resources = sizeof(res) / sizeof(res[0]);
             }
-            if (!display_hint_sent) {
-                perform_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID, resource_values, num_resources);
-                display_hint_sent = 1;
-            }
+            perform_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID, resource_values, num_resources);
         }
 
     } else {
         /* Display on. */
         if (is_interactive_governor(governor)) {
             undo_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID);
-            display_hint_sent = 0;
         }
     }
     return HINT_HANDLED;
diff --git a/power-8937.c b/power-8937.c
index f02cfb2..d6d7f21 100644
--- a/power-8937.c
+++ b/power-8937.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 
 #define MIN_VAL(X, Y) ((X > Y) ? (Y) : (X))
 
-static int display_hint_sent;
 static int video_encode_hint_sent;
 static void process_video_encode_hint(void* metadata);
 
@@ -108,18 +107,14 @@
                                      INT_OP_CLUSTER1_TIMER_RATE, BIG_LITTLE_TR_MS_50,
                                      INT_OP_NOTIFY_ON_MIGRATE,   0x00};
 
-            if (!display_hint_sent) {
-                perform_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID, resource_values,
-                                    sizeof(resource_values) / sizeof(resource_values[0]));
-                display_hint_sent = 1;
-            }
+            perform_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID, resource_values,
+                                sizeof(resource_values) / sizeof(resource_values[0]));
         } /* Perf time rate set for CORE0,CORE4 8952 target*/
 
     } else {
         /* Display on. */
         if (is_interactive_governor(governor)) {
             undo_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID);
-            display_hint_sent = 0;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/power-8953.c b/power-8953.c
index f7f785a..40f4e2e 100644
--- a/power-8953.c
+++ b/power-8953.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 
 #define MIN_VAL(X, Y) ((X > Y) ? (Y) : (X))
 
-static int display_hint_sent;
 static int video_encode_hint_sent;
 
 static void process_video_encode_hint(void* metadata);
@@ -110,18 +109,14 @@
                     0x41424000,
                     0x28,
             };
-            if (!display_hint_sent) {
-                perform_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID, resource_values,
-                                    sizeof(resource_values) / sizeof(resource_values[0]));
-                display_hint_sent = 1;
-            }
+            perform_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID, resource_values,
+                                sizeof(resource_values) / sizeof(resource_values[0]));
         } /* Perf time rate set for CORE0,CORE4 8952 target*/
 
     } else {
         /* Display on. */
         if (is_interactive_governor(governor)) {
             undo_hint_action(DISPLAY_STATE_HINT_ID);
-            display_hint_sent = 0;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/power-common.c b/power-common.c
index 8d7df69..0a4fe04 100644
--- a/power-common.c
+++ b/power-common.c
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@
 #endif
 
 void set_interactive(int on) {
+    static int display_hint_sent;
+
     if (!on) {
         /* Send Display OFF hint to perf HAL */
         perf_hint_enable(VENDOR_HINT_DISPLAY_OFF, 0);
@@ -136,6 +138,14 @@
         perf_hint_enable(VENDOR_HINT_DISPLAY_ON, 0);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ignore consecutive display-off hints
+     * Consecutive display-on hints are already handled
+     */
+    if (display_hint_sent && !on) return;
+
+    display_hint_sent = !on;
+
 #ifdef SET_INTERACTIVE_EXT
     power_set_interactive_ext(on);
 #endif