diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.cc b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.cc
index cc473fb4356..5fb05e79940 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.cc
@@ -5322,7 +5322,10 @@ tu_bind_vs(struct tu_cmd_buffer *cmd, struct tu_shader *vs)
 static void
 tu_bind_tcs(struct tu_cmd_buffer *cmd, struct tu_shader *tcs)
 {
-   cmd->state.shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL] = tcs;
+   if (cmd->state.shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL] != tcs) {
+      cmd->state.shaders[MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL] = tcs;
+      cmd->state.dirty |= TU_CMD_DIRTY_TCS;
+   }
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.h b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.h
index 4e974e12827..04e83a8af99 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cmd_buffer.h
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ enum tu_cmd_dirty_bits
    TU_CMD_DIRTY_FS = BIT(14),
    TU_CMD_DIRTY_SHADING_RATE = BIT(15),
    TU_CMD_DIRTY_DISABLE_FS = BIT(16),
+   TU_CMD_DIRTY_TCS = BIT(17),
+
    /* all draw states were disabled and need to be re-enabled: */
-   TU_CMD_DIRTY_DRAW_STATE = BIT(17)
+   TU_CMD_DIRTY_DRAW_STATE = BIT(18)
 };
 
 /* There are only three cache domains we have to care about: the CCU, or