diff --git a/src/bin/termio.c b/src/bin/termio.c
index 9f41ea2c..de3b6ca5 100644
--- a/src/bin/termio.c
+++ b/src/bin/termio.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ _font_size_set(Evas_Object *obj, int size)
    font_size_scale = ELM_SCALE_SIZE(size);
    if (sd->font_size_scale == font_size_scale) return;
    sd->font_size_scale = font_size_scale;
-   if (config)
+   if ((config) && (size != config->font.size))
      {
         config->temporary = EINA_TRUE;
         config->font.size = size;