diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
index fa2f456322..6db40b6095 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
@@ -1064,7 +1064,13 @@ Cache<TagStore>::snoopTiming(PacketPtr pkt)
                 // Invalidation trumps our writeback... discard here
                 markInService(mshr);
             }
-            return;
+
+            // If this was a shared writeback, there may still be
+            // other shared copies above that require invalidation.
+            // We could be more selective and return here if the
+            // request is non-exclusive or if the writeback is
+            // exclusive.
+            break;
         }
     }