diff --git a/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.cpp b/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.cpp
index b4dd013d934cc..395f65d548441 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsRefreshDriver.cpp
@@ -1696,7 +1696,6 @@ nsRefreshDriver::Tick(int64_t aNowEpoch, TimeStamp aNowTime)
       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");
@@ -1715,7 +1714,6 @@ nsRefreshDriver::Tick(int64_t aNowEpoch, TimeStamp aNowTime)
       profilingDocShells[i]->AddProfileTimelineMarker("Paint",
                                                       TRACING_INTERVAL_END);
     }
-    profiler_tracing("Paint", "DisplayList", TRACING_INTERVAL_END);
 
     if (nsContentUtils::XPConnect()) {
       nsContentUtils::XPConnect()->NotifyDidPaint();
diff --git a/view/nsViewManager.cpp b/view/nsViewManager.cpp
index 43d473cab96c2..f2231947aa3ee 100644
--- a/view/nsViewManager.cpp
+++ b/view/nsViewManager.cpp
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdatesForView(nsView* aView,
     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) {
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdatesForView(nsView* aView,
       }
     }
     SetPainting(false);
+    profiler_tracing("Paint", "DisplayList", TRACING_INTERVAL_END);
   }
 }