diff --git a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
index a6aeee3a8..0d6f528ad 100644
--- a/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
+++ b/syncapi/consumers/roomserver.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (s *OutputRoomEventConsumer) updateStateEvent(event *gomatrixserverlib.Head
 		return event, err
 	}
 
-	if prevEvent == nil {
+	if prevEvent == nil || prevEvent.EventID() == event.EventID() {
 		return event, nil
 	}