diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayload.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayload.js
index 68ba068308b9c..a2fd5804a65b9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayload.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayload.js
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ function diffProperties(
   nextProps: Object,
   validAttributes: AttributeConfiguration,
 ): null | Object {
+
+  if (prevProps === nextProps) {
+    return updatePayload; // no change
+  }
+
   let attributeConfig;
   let nextProp;
   let prevProp;