diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c
index ba3582a29aa..d2d04bc7302 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c
@@ -897,10 +897,6 @@ tu_queue_submit_locked(struct tu_queue *queue, struct tu_queue_submit *submit)
 {
    queue->device->submit_count++;
 
-#if HAVE_PERFETTO
-   tu_perfetto_submit(queue->device, queue->device->submit_count);
-#endif
-
    uint32_t flags = MSM_PIPE_3D0;
 
    if (submit->vk_submit->wait_count)
@@ -940,6 +936,10 @@ tu_queue_submit_locked(struct tu_queue *queue, struct tu_queue_submit *submit)
    if (ret)
       return vk_device_set_lost(&queue->device->vk, "submit failed: %m");
 
+#if HAVE_PERFETTO
+   tu_perfetto_submit(queue->device, queue->device->submit_count);
+#endif
+
    if (submit->cmd_buffer_trace_data) {
       struct tu_u_trace_flush_data *flush_data =
          vk_alloc(&queue->device->vk.alloc, sizeof(struct tu_u_trace_flush_data),
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_perfetto.cc b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_perfetto.cc
index 656b0b978df..3ce54bd2ff9 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_perfetto.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_perfetto.cc
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ emit_submit_id(uint32_t submission_id)
 void
 tu_perfetto_submit(struct tu_device *dev, uint32_t submission_id)
 {
+   /* sync_timestamp isn't free */
+   if (!ut_perfetto_enabled)
+      return;
+
    sync_timestamp(dev);
    emit_submit_id(submission_id);
 }