diff --git a/msm/msm_gem.c b/msm/msm_gem.c
index 579f11b5eb..dfc5223cd4 100644
--- a/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ static int msm_gem_get_iova_locked(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 			if (ret) {
 				DRM_ERROR("delayed dma-buf import failed %d\n",
 						ret);
+				msm_obj->obj_dirty = true;
 				return ret;
 			}
 		}