diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c
index a0f75ccc8..18e7e02a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,9 @@ static ssize_t tpc_pg_mask_store(struct device *dev,
 	struct gk20a_platform *platform = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	unsigned long val = 0;
 	int err = 0;
+	u32 i;
+	/* hold the combined tpc pg mask */
+	u32 combined_tpc_pg_mask = 0x0U;
 
 	nvgpu_mutex_acquire(&g->static_pg_lock);
 
@@ -1015,6 +1018,16 @@ static ssize_t tpc_pg_mask_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0U; i < MAX_PG_GPC; i++) {
+		combined_tpc_pg_mask = combined_tpc_pg_mask |
+					(g->tpc_pg_mask[i] << 4*i);
+	}
+
+	if (val == combined_tpc_pg_mask) {
+		nvgpu_info(g, "no value change, same mask already set");
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 	if (nvgpu_is_powered_on(g)) {
 		nvgpu_err(g, "gpu is already powered on");
 		nvgpu_mutex_release(&g->static_pg_lock);
@@ -1029,6 +1042,8 @@ static ssize_t tpc_pg_mask_store(struct device *dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
+
+exit:
 	nvgpu_mutex_release(&g->static_pg_lock);
 	return count;
 }