diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
index 8443e90..a4898076 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
@@ -339,8 +339,12 @@
 	 * Might be a hardware race OR a stupid user. Ignore FMM because FMM
 	 * is a transient state.
 	 */
-	if (tfh->status != TFHSTATUS_EXCEPTION)
-		goto failnoexception;
+	if (tfh->status != TFHSTATUS_EXCEPTION) {
+		gru_flush_cache(tfh);
+		if (tfh->status != TFHSTATUS_EXCEPTION)
+			goto failnoexception;
+		STAT(tfh_stale_on_fault);
+	}
 	if (tfh->state == TFHSTATE_IDLE)
 		goto failidle;
 	if (tfh->state == TFHSTATE_MISS_FMM && cb)