diff --git a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
index a9294280..4ddb9e28 100644
--- a/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
+++ b/pkg/nfs/nodeserver.go
@@ -121,10 +121,19 @@ func (ns *NodeServer) NodePublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodePublis
 	}
 
 	if performChmodOp {
-		klog.V(2).Infof("volumeID(%v): chmod targetPath(%s) with permissions(0%o)", volumeID, targetPath, mountPermissions)
-		if err := os.Chmod(targetPath, os.FileMode(mountPermissions)); err != nil {
+		info, err := os.Lstat(targetPath)
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
+		perm := info.Mode() & os.ModePerm
+		if perm != os.FileMode(mountPermissions) {
+			klog.V(2).Infof("volumeID(%v): chmod targetPath(%s, mode:0%o) with permissions(0%o)", volumeID, targetPath, info.Mode(), mountPermissions)
+			if err := os.Chmod(targetPath, os.FileMode(mountPermissions)); err != nil {
+				return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+			}
+		} else {
+			klog.V(2).Infof("skip chmod on targetPath(%s) since mode is already 0%o)", targetPath, info.Mode())
+		}
 	} else {
 		klog.V(2).Infof("skip chmod on targetPath(%s) since mountPermissions is set as 0", targetPath)
 	}