diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/sensor/actuator/msm_actuator.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/sensor/actuator/msm_actuator.c
index cd48f871eb79..bc844bb87db5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/sensor/actuator/msm_actuator.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/sensor/actuator/msm_actuator.c
@@ -573,7 +573,10 @@ static int32_t msm_actuator_move_focus(
 
 	CDBG("called, dir %d, num_steps %d\n", dir, num_steps);
 
-	if (dest_step_pos == a_ctrl->curr_step_pos)
+	if ((dest_step_pos == a_ctrl->curr_step_pos) ||
+		((dest_step_pos <= a_ctrl->total_steps) &&
+		(a_ctrl->step_position_table[dest_step_pos] ==
+		a_ctrl->step_position_table[a_ctrl->curr_step_pos])))
 		return rc;
 
 	if ((sign_dir > MSM_ACTUATOR_MOVE_SIGNED_NEAR) ||