diff --git a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
index da4c1328cd0..bc0a876c7cd 100644
--- a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
@@ -3374,6 +3374,9 @@ void EditorInspector::set_keying(bool p_active) {
 }
 
 void EditorInspector::set_read_only(bool p_read_only) {
+	if (p_read_only == read_only) {
+		return;
+	}
 	read_only = p_read_only;
 	update_tree();
 }