diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1af61294..d407b474 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 0.8.10 For Dev-C++ 7 Beta
+ - fix: Shouldn't update auto link settings, if the header name to be modified is unchanged
+
 Version 0.8.9 For Dev-C++ 7 Beta
  - fix: text color of labels in statusbar not correctly updated when change theme
 
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/compilerautolinkwidget.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/compilerautolinkwidget.cpp
index 74bf6cae..bb4dc463 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/compilerautolinkwidget.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/compilerautolinkwidget.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ bool AutolinkModel::setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int
         if (index.column() == 0) {
             if (s.isEmpty())
                 return false;
+            if (link->header == s)
+                return false;
             if (findLink(s)>=0) {
                 QMessageBox::warning(pMainWindow,
                                      tr("Header exists"),