--- a/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.cpp
@@ -1691,17 +1691,16 @@ nsRefreshDriver::Tick(int64_t aNowEpoch,
     nsTArray<nsDocShell*> profilingDocShells;
     GetProfileTimelineSubDocShells(GetDocShell(mPresContext), profilingDocShells);
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < profilingDocShells.Length(); i ++) {
       // For the sake of the profile timeline's simplicity, this is flagged as
       // paint even if it includes creating display lists
       profilingDocShells[i]->AddProfileTimelineMarker("Paint",
                                                       TRACING_INTERVAL_START);
     }
-    profiler_tracing("Paint", "DisplayList", TRACING_INTERVAL_START);
 #ifdef MOZ_DUMP_PAINTING
     if (nsLayoutUtils::InvalidationDebuggingIsEnabled()) {
       printf_stderr("Starting ProcessPendingUpdates\n");
     }
 #endif
 
     mViewManagerFlushIsPending = false;
     nsRefPtr<nsViewManager> vm = mPresContext->GetPresShell()->GetViewManager();
@@ -1710,17 +1709,16 @@ nsRefreshDriver::Tick(int64_t aNowEpoch,
     if (nsLayoutUtils::InvalidationDebuggingIsEnabled()) {
       printf_stderr("Ending ProcessPendingUpdates\n");
     }
 #endif
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < profilingDocShells.Length(); i ++) {
       profilingDocShells[i]->AddProfileTimelineMarker("Paint",
                                                       TRACING_INTERVAL_END);
     }
-    profiler_tracing("Paint", "DisplayList", TRACING_INTERVAL_END);
 
     if (nsContentUtils::XPConnect()) {
       nsContentUtils::XPConnect()->NotifyDidPaint();
       nsJSContext::NotifyDidPaint();
     }
   }
 
   mozilla::Telemetry::AccumulateTimeDelta(mozilla::Telemetry::REFRESH_DRIVER_TICK, mTickStart);

--- a/view/nsViewManager.cpp
+++ b/view/nsViewManager.cpp
@@ -370,26 +370,28 @@ nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdatesForV
     if (view) {
       view->ResetWidgetBounds(false, true);
     }
   }
   if (rootShell->GetViewManager() != this) {
     return; // 'this' might have been destroyed
   }
   if (aFlushDirtyRegion) {
+    profiler_tracing("Paint", "DisplayList", TRACING_INTERVAL_START);
     nsAutoScriptBlocker scriptBlocker;
     SetPainting(true);
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < widgets.Length(); ++i) {
       nsIWidget* widget = widgets[i];
       nsView* view = nsView::GetViewFor(widget);
       if (view) {
         view->GetViewManager()->ProcessPendingUpdatesPaint(widget);
       }
     }
     SetPainting(false);
+    profiler_tracing("Paint", "DisplayList", TRACING_INTERVAL_END);
   }
 }
 
 void
 nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdatesRecurse(nsView* aView,
                                             nsTArray<nsCOMPtr<nsIWidget> >& aWidgets)
 {
   if (mPresShell && mPresShell->IsNeverPainting()) {