diff --git a/drivers/pps/pps.c b/drivers/pps/pps.c
index 2d008e0d116a..ea966fc67d28 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/pps.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/pps.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ static __poll_t pps_cdev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 
 	poll_wait(file, &pps->queue, wait);
 
+	if (pps->last_fetched_ev == pps->last_ev)
+		return 0;
+
 	return EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
 }
 
@@ -186,9 +189,11 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		/* Return the fetched timestamp */
+		/* Return the fetched timestamp and save last fetched event  */
 		spin_lock_irq(&pps->lock);
 
+		pps->last_fetched_ev = pps->last_ev;
+
 		fdata.info.assert_sequence = pps->assert_sequence;
 		fdata.info.clear_sequence = pps->clear_sequence;
 		fdata.info.assert_tu = pps->assert_tu;
@@ -272,9 +277,11 @@ static long pps_cdev_compat_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		/* Return the fetched timestamp */
+		/* Return the fetched timestamp and save last fetched event  */
 		spin_lock_irq(&pps->lock);
 
+		pps->last_fetched_ev = pps->last_ev;
+
 		compat.info.assert_sequence = pps->assert_sequence;
 		compat.info.clear_sequence = pps->clear_sequence;
 		compat.info.current_mode = pps->current_mode;
diff --git a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
index c7abce28ed29..aab0aebb529e 100644
--- a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct pps_device {
 	int current_mode;			/* PPS mode at event time */
 
 	unsigned int last_ev;			/* last PPS event id */
+	unsigned int last_fetched_ev;		/* last fetched PPS event id */
 	wait_queue_head_t queue;		/* PPS event queue */
 
 	unsigned int id;			/* PPS source unique ID */