diff --git a/src/core/referencingfeaturelistmodel.cpp b/src/core/referencingfeaturelistmodel.cpp
index abba5f48b9..aa33b98a9e 100644
--- a/src/core/referencingfeaturelistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/referencingfeaturelistmodel.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ QVariant ReferencingFeatureListModel::data( const QModelIndex &index, int role )
 
 void ReferencingFeatureListModel::setFeature( const QgsFeature &feature )
 {
+  if ( mFeature == feature )
+    return;
+
   mFeature = feature;
   reload();
 }