diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh.c
index eb0ded059d2e..03630aeb4fef 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static struct cache_req *cache_rpm_request(struct rpmh_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 {
 	struct cache_req *req;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	u32 old_sleep_val, old_wake_val;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrlr->cache_lock, flags);
 	req = __find_req(ctrlr, cmd->addr);
@@ -133,26 +134,27 @@ static struct cache_req *cache_rpm_request(struct rpmh_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 
 	req->addr = cmd->addr;
 	req->sleep_val = req->wake_val = UINT_MAX;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->list);
 	list_add_tail(&req->list, &ctrlr->cache);
 
 existing:
+	old_sleep_val = req->sleep_val;
+	old_wake_val = req->wake_val;
+
 	switch (state) {
 	case RPMH_ACTIVE_ONLY_STATE:
-		if (req->sleep_val != UINT_MAX)
-			req->wake_val = cmd->data;
-		break;
 	case RPMH_WAKE_ONLY_STATE:
 		req->wake_val = cmd->data;
 		break;
 	case RPMH_SLEEP_STATE:
 		req->sleep_val = cmd->data;
 		break;
-	default:
-		break;
 	}
 
-	ctrlr->dirty = true;
+	ctrlr->dirty = (req->sleep_val != old_sleep_val ||
+			req->wake_val != old_wake_val) &&
+			req->sleep_val != UINT_MAX &&
+			req->wake_val != UINT_MAX;
+
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrlr->cache_lock, flags);
 
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ static void cache_batch(struct rpmh_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct batch_cache_req *req)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrlr->cache_lock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&req->list, &ctrlr->batch_cache);
+	ctrlr->dirty = true;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrlr->cache_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ static void invalidate_batch(struct rpmh_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &ctrlr->batch_cache, list)
 		kfree(req);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctrlr->batch_cache);
+	ctrlr->dirty = true;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctrlr->cache_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -507,7 +511,6 @@ int rpmh_invalidate(const struct device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	invalidate_batch(ctrlr);
-	ctrlr->dirty = true;
 
 	do {
 		ret = rpmh_rsc_invalidate(ctrlr_to_drv(ctrlr));