diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c
index 0f330432b..f5c4a4031 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/sysfs.c
@@ -862,6 +862,11 @@ static ssize_t gpc_pg_mask_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (val == g->gpc_pg_mask) {
+		nvgpu_info(g, "no value change, same mask already set");
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 	if (g->gr != NULL) {
 		gr_golden_image = nvgpu_gr_get_golden_image_ptr(g);
 	}
@@ -874,11 +879,6 @@ static ssize_t gpc_pg_mask_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if (val == g->gpc_pg_mask) {
-		nvgpu_info(g, "no value change, same mask already set");
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
 	if (platform->set_gpc_pg_mask != NULL) {
 		err = platform->set_gpc_pg_mask(dev, val);
 		if (err != 0) {
@@ -942,6 +942,11 @@ static ssize_t fbp_pg_mask_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (val == g->fbp_pg_mask) {
+		nvgpu_info(g, "no value change, same mask already set");
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 	if (g->gr != NULL) {
 		gr_golden_image = nvgpu_gr_get_golden_image_ptr(g);
 	}
@@ -954,11 +959,6 @@ static ssize_t fbp_pg_mask_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if (val == g->fbp_pg_mask) {
-		nvgpu_info(g, "no value change, same mask already set");
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
 	if (platform->set_fbp_pg_mask != NULL) {
 		err = platform->set_fbp_pg_mask(dev, val);
 		if (err != 0) {