diff --git a/src/master-playlist-controller.js b/src/master-playlist-controller.js
index 6b14a8e21..352eb5bb1 100644
--- a/src/master-playlist-controller.js
+++ b/src/master-playlist-controller.js
@@ -933,6 +933,14 @@ export class MasterPlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
       }
     }
 
+    let oldEnd;
+    let oldStart;
+
+    if (this.seekable_ && this.seekable_.length) {
+      oldEnd = this.seekable_.end(0);
+      oldStart = this.seekable_.start(0);
+    }
+
     if (!audioSeekable) {
       // seekable has been calculated based on buffering video data so it
       // can be returned directly
@@ -950,6 +958,13 @@ export class MasterPlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
       ]]);
     }
 
+    // seekable is the same as last time
+    if (this.seekable_ && this.seekable_.length) {
+      if (this.seekable_.end(0) === oldEnd && this.seekable_.start(0) === oldStart) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     this.logger_(`seekable updated [${Ranges.printableRange(this.seekable_)}]`);
 
     this.tech_.trigger('seekablechanged');