diff --git a/xbmc/linux/RBP.cpp b/xbmc/linux/RBP.cpp
index a8c17d53eea4a..fe1df0014d37d 100644
--- a/xbmc/linux/RBP.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/linux/RBP.cpp
@@ -186,17 +186,17 @@ static void vsync_callback(DISPMANX_UPDATE_HANDLE_T u, void *arg)
 void CRBP::WaitVsync()
 {
   int s;
-  CEvent sync;
   DISPMANX_DISPLAY_HANDLE_T m_display = vc_dispmanx_display_open( 0 /*screen*/ );
   if (m_display == DISPMANX_NO_HANDLE)
   {
     CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "CRBP::%s skipping while display closed", __func__);
     return;
   }
-  s = vc_dispmanx_vsync_callback(m_display, vsync_callback, (void *)&sync);
+  m_vsync.Reset();
+  s = vc_dispmanx_vsync_callback(m_display, vsync_callback, (void *)&m_vsync);
   if (s == 0)
   {
-    sync.Wait();
+    m_vsync.Wait();
   }
   else assert(0);
   s = vc_dispmanx_vsync_callback(m_display, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/xbmc/linux/RBP.h b/xbmc/linux/RBP.h
index e7f8c9bbc554b..4a0418367d8fc 100644
--- a/xbmc/linux/RBP.h
+++ b/xbmc/linux/RBP.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "OMXCore.h"
 #include "xbmc/utils/CPUInfo.h"
 #include "threads/CriticalSection.h"
+#include "threads/Event.h"
 
 class CRBP
 {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class CRBP
   class DllLibOMXCore;
   CCriticalSection m_critSection;
   DISPMANX_DISPLAY_HANDLE_T m_display;
+  CEvent     m_vsync;
 };
 
 extern CRBP g_RBP;