diff --git a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c
index d3486ee79ab5..78122188ac39 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/imx/clk-composite-8m.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int imx8m_clk_composite_divider_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 	int prediv_value;
 	int div_value;
 	int ret;
-	u32 val;
+	u32 orig, val;
 
 	ret = imx8m_clk_composite_compute_dividers(rate, parent_rate,
 						&prediv_value, &div_value);
@@ -104,13 +104,15 @@ static int imx8m_clk_composite_divider_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(divider->lock, flags);
 
-	val = readl(divider->reg);
-	val &= ~((clk_div_mask(divider->width) << divider->shift) |
-			(clk_div_mask(PCG_DIV_WIDTH) << PCG_DIV_SHIFT));
+	orig = readl(divider->reg);
+	val = orig & ~((clk_div_mask(divider->width) << divider->shift) |
+		       (clk_div_mask(PCG_DIV_WIDTH) << PCG_DIV_SHIFT));
 
 	val |= (u32)(prediv_value  - 1) << divider->shift;
 	val |= (u32)(div_value - 1) << PCG_DIV_SHIFT;
-	writel(val, divider->reg);
+
+	if (val != orig)
+		writel(val, divider->reg);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(divider->lock, flags);