diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
index 947e65b51555..32de6bd9893a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
@@ -151,20 +151,27 @@ static void virtio_gpu_primary_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (bo->dumb)
 		virtio_gpu_update_dumb_bo(vgdev, bo, plane->state);
 
-	DRM_DEBUG("handle 0x%x, crtc %dx%d+%d+%d, src %dx%d+%d+%d\n",
-		  bo->hw_res_handle,
-		  plane->state->crtc_w, plane->state->crtc_h,
-		  plane->state->crtc_x, plane->state->crtc_y,
-		  plane->state->src_w >> 16,
-		  plane->state->src_h >> 16,
-		  plane->state->src_x >> 16,
-		  plane->state->src_y >> 16);
-	virtio_gpu_cmd_set_scanout(vgdev, output->index,
-				   bo->hw_res_handle,
-				   plane->state->src_w >> 16,
-				   plane->state->src_h >> 16,
-				   plane->state->src_x >> 16,
-				   plane->state->src_y >> 16);
+	if (plane->state->fb != old_state->fb ||
+	    plane->state->src_w != old_state->src_w ||
+	    plane->state->src_h != old_state->src_h ||
+	    plane->state->src_x != old_state->src_x ||
+	    plane->state->src_y != old_state->src_y) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("handle 0x%x, crtc %dx%d+%d+%d, src %dx%d+%d+%d\n",
+			  bo->hw_res_handle,
+			  plane->state->crtc_w, plane->state->crtc_h,
+			  plane->state->crtc_x, plane->state->crtc_y,
+			  plane->state->src_w >> 16,
+			  plane->state->src_h >> 16,
+			  plane->state->src_x >> 16,
+			  plane->state->src_y >> 16);
+		virtio_gpu_cmd_set_scanout(vgdev, output->index,
+					   bo->hw_res_handle,
+					   plane->state->src_w >> 16,
+					   plane->state->src_h >> 16,
+					   plane->state->src_x >> 16,
+					   plane->state->src_y >> 16);
+	}
+
 	virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_flush(vgdev, bo->hw_res_handle,
 				      plane->state->src_x >> 16,
 				      plane->state->src_y >> 16,