diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index c388cc3357fa..3efc01a570e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -846,9 +846,6 @@ static void do_nothing(void *unused)
 
 void rfi_flush_enable(bool enable)
 {
-	if (rfi_flush == enable)
-		return;
-
 	if (enable) {
 		do_rfi_flush_fixups(enabled_flush_types);
 		on_each_cpu(do_nothing, NULL, 1);
@@ -902,13 +899,19 @@ void __init setup_rfi_flush(enum l1d_flush_type types, bool enable)
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static int rfi_flush_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
+	bool enable;
+
 	if (val == 1)
-		rfi_flush_enable(true);
+		enable = true;
 	else if (val == 0)
-		rfi_flush_enable(false);
+		enable = false;
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Only do anything if we're changing state */
+	if (enable != rfi_flush)
+		rfi_flush_enable(enable);
+
 	return 0;
 }