diff --git a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
index b54acdef8..468b63847 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void lv_obj_mark_layout_as_dirty(lv_obj_t * obj)
 
     /*Make the display refreshing*/
     lv_disp_t * disp = lv_obj_get_disp(scr);
-    lv_timer_pause(disp->refr_timer, false);
+    lv_timer_resume(disp->refr_timer);
 }
 
 void lv_obj_update_layout(const lv_obj_t * obj)
diff --git a/src/core/lv_refr.c b/src/core/lv_refr.c
index 883c784ee..5389b38d2 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_refr.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_refr.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void _lv_inv_area(lv_disp_t * disp, const lv_area_t * area_p)
     if(disp->driver->full_refresh) {
         disp->inv_areas[0] = scr_area;
         disp->inv_p = 1;
-        lv_timer_pause(disp->refr_timer, false);
+        lv_timer_resume(disp->refr_timer);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void _lv_inv_area(lv_disp_t * disp, const lv_area_t * area_p)
         lv_area_copy(&disp->inv_areas[disp->inv_p], &scr_area);
     }
     disp->inv_p++;
-    lv_timer_pause(disp->refr_timer, false);
+    lv_timer_resume(disp->refr_timer);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void _lv_disp_refr_timer(lv_timer_t * tmr)
      * Ensure the timer does not run again automatically.
      * This is done before refreshing in case refreshing invalidates something else.
      */
-    lv_timer_pause(tmr, true);
+    lv_timer_pause(tmr);
 #endif
 
     /*Refresh the screen's layout if required*/
diff --git a/src/misc/lv_anim.c b/src/misc/lv_anim.c
index 0eddc0bb8..7699cc6fb 100644
--- a/src/misc/lv_anim.c
+++ b/src/misc/lv_anim.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static void anim_mark_list_change(void)
 {
     anim_list_changed = true;
     if(_lv_ll_get_head(&LV_GC_ROOT(_lv_anim_ll)) == NULL)
-        lv_timer_pause(_lv_anim_tmr, true);
+        lv_timer_pause(_lv_anim_tmr);
     else
-        lv_timer_pause(_lv_anim_tmr, false);
+        lv_timer_resume(_lv_anim_tmr);
 }