diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
index 7466234..d3cacd6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (tfh->status != TFHSTATUS_EXCEPTION) {
 		gru_flush_cache(tfh);
+		sync_core();
 		if (tfh->status != TFHSTATUS_EXCEPTION)
 			goto failnoexception;
 		STAT(tfh_stale_on_fault);
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@
 		cbrnum = thread_cbr_number(gts, ucbnum);
 		cbe = get_cbe_by_index(gts->ts_gru, cbrnum);
 		gru_flush_cache(cbe);	/* CBE not coherent */
+		sync_core();		/* make sure we are have current data */
 		excdet.opc = cbe->opccpy;
 		excdet.exopc = cbe->exopccpy;
 		excdet.ecause = cbe->ecause;