diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 7f0598b32f13..c80d80e312e3 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -264,8 +264,10 @@ static void update_audio_tstamp(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				runtime->rate);
 		*audio_tstamp = ns_to_timespec(audio_nsecs);
 	}
-	runtime->status->audio_tstamp = *audio_tstamp;
-	runtime->status->tstamp = *curr_tstamp;
+	if (!timespec_equal(&runtime->status->audio_tstamp, audio_tstamp)) {
+		runtime->status->audio_tstamp = *audio_tstamp;
+		runtime->status->tstamp = *curr_tstamp;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * re-take a driver timestamp to let apps detect if the reference tstamp