diff -r 88c63064bb48 -r af942fe9d30b src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh	Thu Jun 12 14:48:06 2014 -0500
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh	Thu Jun 12 14:48:40 2014 -0500
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
                 return false;
             }
             tags->insertBlock(pkt, blk);
-            blk->status = BlkValid | BlkReadable;
+            blk->status |= (BlkValid | BlkReadable);
         }
         std::memcpy(blk->data, pkt->getPtr<uint8_t>(), blkSize);
         blk->status |= BlkDirty;