diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 467681305d59..6624d16a65c6 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 75c5a2e788ab02f67931442e8dcbc854ae7252d1
+refs/heads/master: dafe94b278e052c3901b137fe6f666f8f92d839a
diff --git a/trunk/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/trunk/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index ca57ac7d73b2..6e3b052b935d 100644
--- a/trunk/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/trunk/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ ssize_t gw_bandwidth_set(struct net_device *net_dev, char *buff, size_t count)
 	 **/
 	gw_bandwidth_to_kbit((uint8_t)gw_bandwidth_tmp, &down, &up);
 
+	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_bandwidth) == gw_bandwidth_tmp)
+		return count;
+
 	gw_deselect(bat_priv);
 	bat_info(net_dev,
 		 "Changing gateway bandwidth from: '%i' to: '%ld' (propagating: %d%s/%d%s)\n",