diff --git a/src/mem/simple_mem.cc b/src/mem/simple_mem.cc
index 74d5c4ab20..2549cbe399 100644
--- a/src/mem/simple_mem.cc
+++ b/src/mem/simple_mem.cc
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ SimpleMemory::recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt)
         // the end even if the latency suggests it should be sent
         // before the packet(s) before it
         packetQueue.push_back(DeferredPacket(pkt, curTick() + getLatency()));
-        if (!dequeueEvent.scheduled())
+        if (!retryResp && !dequeueEvent.scheduled())
             schedule(dequeueEvent, packetQueue.back().tick);
     } else {
         pendingDelete.push_back(pkt);