diff --git a/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c b/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c
index aa9c00aad3..67db594c48 100644
--- a/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c
+++ b/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static void tpm_crb_request_completed(TPMIf *ti, int ret)
         ARRAY_FIELD_DP32(s->regs, CRB_CTRL_STS,
                          tpmSts, 1); /* fatal error */
     }
+    memory_region_set_dirty(&s->cmdmem, 0, CRB_CTRL_CMD_SIZE);
 }
 
 static enum TPMVersion tpm_crb_get_version(TPMIf *ti)