diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
index 2e3020d4e..49c91ff1c 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
@@ -944,6 +944,9 @@ meta_shaped_texture_set_texture (MetaShapedTexture *stex,
 {
   g_return_if_fail (META_IS_SHAPED_TEXTURE (stex));
 
+  if (stex->texture == texture)
+    return;
+
   set_cogl_texture (stex, texture);
 }