diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller.go b/pkg/operator/controller.go
index 4b0ca75d1..ca56e2912 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/controller.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func NewController() (*Controller, error) {
 	controller.mcLabelsAcrossMCP = map[string]bool{}
 
 	// Initial event to bootstrap CR if it doesn't exist.
-	controller.workqueue.AddRateLimited(wqKey{kind: wqKindTuned, name: tunedv1.TunedDefaultResourceName})
+	controller.workqueue.Add(wqKey{kind: wqKindTuned, name: tunedv1.TunedDefaultResourceName})
 
 	controller.clients.Kube, err = kubeset.NewForConfig(controller.kubeconfig)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (c *Controller) sync(key wqKey) error {
 		if change {
 			klog.V(2).Infof("sync(): Pod %s/%s label(s) change is Node %s wide", key.namespace, key.name, nodeName)
 			// Trigger a Profile update
-			c.workqueue.AddRateLimited(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: nodeName})
+			c.workqueue.Add(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: nodeName})
 		}
 		return nil
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (c *Controller) sync(key wqKey) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				// Trigger Profile update/deletion for this node; syncProfile() will handle the deletion and also update internal data structures
-				c.workqueue.AddRateLimited(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: key.name})
+				c.workqueue.Add(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: key.name})
 				return nil
 			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to process Node %s change: %v", key.name, err)
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func (c *Controller) sync(key wqKey) error {
 			// We need to update Profile associated with the Node
 			klog.V(2).Infof("sync(): Node %s label(s) changed", key.name)
 			// Trigger a Profile update
-			c.workqueue.AddRateLimited(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: key.name})
+			c.workqueue.Add(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: key.name})
 		}
 		return nil
 
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (c *Controller) enqueueProfileUpdates() error {
 	}
 	for _, profile := range profileList {
 		// Enqueue Profile updates into the operator's workqueue
-		c.workqueue.AddRateLimited(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: profile.Name})
+		c.workqueue.Add(wqKey{kind: wqKindProfile, namespace: ntoconfig.WatchNamespace(), name: profile.Name})
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/operator/validator.go b/pkg/operator/validator.go
index d124f4ba0..a16d75ac7 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/validator.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package operator
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ func (c *Controller) validateTunedCRs() error {
 			}
 		}
 
+		oldStatus := tuned.Status
+
 		tuned = tuned.DeepCopy() // Make sure we do not modify objects in cache
 
 		if len(tuned.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
@@ -67,6 +70,12 @@ func (c *Controller) validateTunedCRs() error {
 		}
 		tuned.Status.Conditions = computeStatusConditions(tunedValid, message, tuned.Status.Conditions)
 
+		// Update the status subresource only if there is a semantic change in it.
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(oldStatus, tuned.Status) {
+			klog.V(2).Infof("validateTunedCRs(): no need to update status of Tuned %s", tuned.Name)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		_, err = c.clients.Tuned.TunedV1().Tuneds(ntoconfig.WatchNamespace()).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), tuned, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update Tuned %s status: %v", tuned.Name, err)