diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
         $language = $row->getDestinationProperty($property);
         if (!$entity->hasTranslation($language)) {
           $entity->addTranslation($language);
-          if ($this->storage->getEntityType()->isRevisionable()) {
+          if ($this->storage->getEntityType()->isRevisionable() && $entity->isNewRevision()) {
             $entity->setNewRevision(TRUE);
           }