diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h b/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h
index bed452d..9d0ce9f 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/pgtable.h
@@ -694,10 +694,14 @@
 }
 
 #define  ptep_set_access_flags(__vma, __address, __ptep, __entry, __dirty) \
-	do {								   \
-		__ptep_set_access_flags(__ptep, __entry, __dirty);	   \
-		flush_tlb_page_nohash(__vma, __address);	       	   \
-	} while(0)
+({									   \
+	int __changed = !pte_same(*(__ptep), __entry);			   \
+	if (__changed) {						   \
+		__ptep_set_access_flags(__ptep, __entry, __dirty);    	   \
+		flush_tlb_page_nohash(__vma, __address);		   \
+	}								   \
+	__changed;							   \
+})
 
 /*
  * Macro to mark a page protection value as "uncacheable".