diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence.go b/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence.go
index 7a7d5fdbf7a..c95a75c6788 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	apierrs "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	listers "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/listers/flows/v1"
 	messaginglisters "knative.dev/eventing/pkg/client/listers/messaging/v1"
 	"knative.dev/eventing/pkg/duck"
+	"knative.dev/pkg/kmp"
 
 	corev1listers "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 	"knative.dev/eventing/pkg/reconciler/sequence/resources"
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) reconcileSubscription(ctx context.Context, step int, p *v1.
 		// TODO: Send events here, or elsewhere?
 		//r.Recorder.Eventf(p, corev1.EventTypeWarning, subscriptionCreateFailed, "Create Sequences's subscription failed: %v", err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get subscription: %s", err)
-	} else if !equality.Semantic.DeepDerivative(expected.Spec, sub.Spec) {
+	} else if immutableFieldsChanged := expected.CheckImmutableFields(ctx, sub); immutableFieldsChanged != nil {
 		// Given that spec.channel is immutable, we cannot just update the subscription. We delete
 		// it instead, and re-create it.
 		err = r.eventingClientSet.MessagingV1().Subscriptions(sub.Namespace).Delete(ctx, sub.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ func (r *Reconciler) reconcileSubscription(ctx context.Context, step int, p *v1.
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return newSub, nil
+	} else if equal, err := kmp.SafeEqual(sub.Spec, expected.Spec); !equal || err != nil {
+		// only the mutable fields were changed, so we can update the subscription
+		updatedSub, err := r.eventingClientSet.MessagingV1().Subscriptions(sub.Namespace).Update(ctx, expected, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			logging.FromContext(ctx).Infow("Cannot update subscription", zap.Error(err))
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return updatedSub, nil
 	}
 	return sub, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence_test.go
index 0e4f3aa0ee3..e50cf64a5dd 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/sequence/sequence_test.go
@@ -896,18 +896,15 @@ func TestAllCases(t *testing.T) {
 				WithSequenceSteps([]v1.SequenceStep{{Destination: createDestination(0)}}))),
 		},
 		WantErr: false,
-		WantDeletes: []clientgotesting.DeleteActionImpl{{
+		WantUpdates: []clientgotesting.UpdateActionImpl{{
 			ActionImpl: clientgotesting.ActionImpl{
 				Namespace: testNS,
 				Resource:  v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("subscriptions"),
 			},
-			Name: resources.SequenceChannelName(sequenceName, 0),
-		}},
-		WantCreates: []runtime.Object{
-			resources.NewSubscription(0, NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
+			Object: resources.NewSubscription(0, NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
 				WithSequenceChannelTemplateSpec(imc),
 				WithSequenceSteps([]v1.SequenceStep{{Destination: createDestination(1)}}))),
-		},
+		}},
 		WantStatusUpdates: []clientgotesting.UpdateActionImpl{{
 			Object: NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
 				WithInitSequenceConditions,
@@ -1001,6 +998,18 @@ func TestAllCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Name: resources.SequenceChannelName(sequenceName, 2),
 			},
 		},
+		WantUpdates: []clientgotesting.UpdateActionImpl{{
+			ActionImpl: clientgotesting.ActionImpl{
+				Namespace: testNS,
+				Resource:  v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("subscriptions"),
+			},
+			Object: resources.NewSubscription(1, NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
+				WithSequenceChannelTemplateSpec(imc),
+				WithSequenceSteps([]v1.SequenceStep{
+					{Destination: createDestination(0)},
+					{Destination: createDestination(1)}},
+				))),
+		}},
 		WantStatusUpdates: []clientgotesting.UpdateActionImpl{{
 			Object: NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
 				WithInitSequenceConditions,
@@ -1131,6 +1140,18 @@ func TestAllCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Name: resources.SequenceChannelName(sequenceName, 2),
 			},
 		},
+		WantUpdates: []clientgotesting.UpdateActionImpl{{
+			ActionImpl: clientgotesting.ActionImpl{
+				Namespace: testNS,
+				Resource:  v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("subscriptions"),
+			},
+			Object: resources.NewSubscription(1, NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
+				WithSequenceChannelTemplateSpec(imc),
+				WithSequenceSteps([]v1.SequenceStep{
+					{Destination: createDestination(0)},
+					{Destination: createDestination(1)}},
+				))),
+		}},
 		WantStatusUpdates: []clientgotesting.UpdateActionImpl{{
 			Object: NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
 				WithInitSequenceConditions,
@@ -1245,6 +1266,18 @@ func TestAllCases(t *testing.T) {
 		WantEvents: []string{
 			Eventf(corev1.EventTypeWarning, "InternalError", "inducing failure for delete inmemorychannels"),
 		},
+		WantUpdates: []clientgotesting.UpdateActionImpl{{
+			ActionImpl: clientgotesting.ActionImpl{
+				Namespace: testNS,
+				Resource:  v1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("subscriptions"),
+			},
+			Object: resources.NewSubscription(1, NewSequence(sequenceName, testNS,
+				WithSequenceChannelTemplateSpec(imc),
+				WithSequenceSteps([]v1.SequenceStep{
+					{Destination: createDestination(0)},
+					{Destination: createDestination(1)}},
+				))),
+		}},
 
 		WantDeletes: []clientgotesting.DeleteActionImpl{
 			{