diff --git a/django/utils/autoreload.py b/django/utils/autoreload.py
index a339c061f00..9a3b10bf20e 100644
--- a/django/utils/autoreload.py
+++ b/django/utils/autoreload.py
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ class StatReloader(BaseReloader):
         while True:
             for filepath, mtime in self.snapshot_files():
                 old_time = mtimes.get(filepath)
+                mtimes[filepath] = mtime
                 if old_time is None:
                     logger.debug('File %s first seen with mtime %s', filepath, mtime)
-                    mtimes[filepath] = mtime
                     continue
                 elif mtime > old_time:
                     logger.debug('File %s previous mtime: %s, current mtime: %s', filepath, old_time, mtime)
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.2.2.txt b/docs/releases/2.2.2.txt
index e95fa343fc1..bcaac9f15d1 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.2.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/2.2.2.txt
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed a regression in Django 2.2 that caused a crash of auto-reloader when
   an exception with custom signature is raised (:ticket:`30516`).
+
+* Fixed a regression in Django 2.2.1 where auto-reloader unnecessarily reloads
+  translation files multiple times when using ``StatReloader``
+  (:ticket:`30523`).
diff --git a/tests/utils_tests/test_autoreload.py b/tests/utils_tests/test_autoreload.py
index 520c5583a49..f130d216cc6 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests/test_autoreload.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests/test_autoreload.py
@@ -659,6 +659,16 @@ class StatReloaderTests(ReloaderTests, IntegrationTests):
         # Shorten the sleep time to speed up tests.
         self.reloader.SLEEP_TIME = 0.01
 
+    @mock.patch('django.utils.autoreload.StatReloader.notify_file_changed')
+    def test_tick_does_not_trigger_twice(self, mock_notify_file_changed):
+        with mock.patch.object(self.reloader, 'watched_files', return_value=[self.existing_file]):
+            ticker = self.reloader.tick()
+            next(ticker)
+            self.increment_mtime(self.existing_file)
+            next(ticker)
+            next(ticker)
+            self.assertEqual(mock_notify_file_changed.call_count, 1)
+
     def test_snapshot_files_ignores_missing_files(self):
         with mock.patch.object(self.reloader, 'watched_files', return_value=[self.nonexistent_file]):
             self.assertEqual(dict(self.reloader.snapshot_files()), {})