diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb.h b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb.h
index cd54fdbfd8bb6bdcd2bec59815cd2be7747b3a33..c9866be0460a1afbe7a150f53284c457f11a8dbd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ static inline int omapfb_overlay_enable(struct omap_overlay *ovl,
 	struct omap_overlay_info info;
 
 	ovl->get_overlay_info(ovl, &info);
+	if (info.enabled == enable)
+		return 0;
 	info.enabled = enable;
 	return ovl->set_overlay_info(ovl, &info);
 }