diff --git a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c
index ce92c81c9714afaaff71378758822a173194e4c1..cc23b9336cf0cf435bea8eee1599a5ef50682524 100644
--- a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c
+++ b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-event-editor-dialog.c
@@ -476,7 +476,10 @@ on_done_button_clicked_cb (GtkButton             *button,
   was_recurrent = gcal_event_has_recurrence (self->event);
 
   for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (self->sections); i++)
-    gcal_event_editor_section_apply (self->sections[i]);
+    {
+      if (gcal_event_editor_section_changed (self->sections[i]))
+        gcal_event_editor_section_apply (self->sections[i]);
+    }
 
   if (calendar_changed)
     {