diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
index 40359d31e7..024ae32973 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ Cache<TagStore>::handleResponse(PacketPtr pkt)
         if (blk->isDirty()) {
             allocateWriteBuffer(writebackBlk(blk), time, true);
         }
+        blk->status &= ~BlkValid;
         tags->invalidateBlk(blk);
     }