diff -r 84339ca32391 -r bf2ca8cda251 src/mem/cache/cache.cc
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache.cc	Tue Dec 22 16:23:47 2015 +0000
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache.cc	Tue Dec 22 16:28:24 2015 +0000
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@
 
     // if there are upstream caches that have already marked the
     // packet as not passing writable, pass that info downstream
-    if (!cpu_pkt->passWritable()) {
+    if (!needsWritable && !cpu_pkt->passWritable()) {
         // note that cpu_pkt may have spent a considerable time in the
         // MSHR queue and that the information could possibly be out
         // of date, however, there is no harm in conservatively