diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 7f4db12b1459..03e9e2f5d9a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -1405,7 +1405,9 @@ static void _enable_sysc(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 	    (sf & SYSC_HAS_CLOCKACTIVITY))
 		_set_clockactivity(oh, oh->class->sysc->clockact, &v);
 
-	_write_sysconfig(v, oh);
+	/* If the cached value is the same as the new value, skip the write */
+	if (oh->_sysc_cache != v)
+		_write_sysconfig(v, oh);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set the autoidle bit only after setting the smartidle bit