diff --git a/src/mem/cache/mshr.cc b/src/mem/cache/mshr.cc
index 871125a17e..b7e9357029 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/mshr.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/mshr.cc
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ MSHR::TargetList::updateWriteFlags(PacketPtr pkt)
             Request::MEM_SWAP_COND | Request::SECURE | Request::LOCKED_RMW;
         const auto &req_flags = pkt->req->getFlags();
         bool compat_write = !req_flags.isSet(no_merge_flags);
+        bool masked_write = pkt->isMaskedWrite();
 
         // if this is the first write, it might be a whole
         // line write and even if we can't merge any
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ MSHR::TargetList::updateWriteFlags(PacketPtr pkt)
         // it as a whole line write (e.g., SECURE whole line
         // write)
         bool first_write = empty();
-        if (first_write || compat_write) {
+        if (!masked_write && (first_write || compat_write)) {
             auto offset = pkt->getOffset(blkSize);
             auto begin = writesBitmap.begin() + offset;
             std::fill(begin, begin + pkt->getSize(), true);
diff --git a/src/mem/packet.hh b/src/mem/packet.hh
index a80b918798..9d720fb9a0 100644
--- a/src/mem/packet.hh
+++ b/src/mem/packet.hh
@@ -625,7 +625,8 @@ class Packet : public Printable
     bool isWholeLineWrite(unsigned blk_size)
     {
         return (cmd == MemCmd::WriteReq || cmd == MemCmd::WriteLineReq) &&
-            getOffset(blk_size) == 0 && getSize() == blk_size;
+            getOffset(blk_size) == 0 && getSize() == blk_size &&
+            !isMaskedWrite();
     }
 
     //@{