diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/lsq.cc b/src/cpu/minor/lsq.cc
index c5e38c78d..b05ae514c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/lsq.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/lsq.cc
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ LSQ::SplitDataRequest::makeFragmentPackets()
             makePacketForRequest(*fragment, isLoad, this, request_data);
 
         fragmentPackets.push_back(fragment_packet);
+        /* Accumulate flags in parent request */
+        request.setFlags(fragment->getFlags());
     }
 
     /* Might as well make the overall/response packet here */
@@ -1029,7 +1031,7 @@ LSQ::tryToSendToTransfers(LSQRequestPtr request)
 
         /* Remember if this is an access which can't be idly
          *  discarded by an interrupt */
-        if (!bufferable) {
+        if (!bufferable && !request->issuedToMemory) {
             numAccessesIssuedToMemory++;
             request->issuedToMemory = true;
         }
diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/lsq.hh b/src/cpu/minor/lsq.hh
index 0998395e0..183986826 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/lsq.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/lsq.hh
@@ -585,7 +585,11 @@ class LSQ : public Named
 
   protected:
     /** Count of the number of mem. accesses which have left the
-     *  requests queue and are in the 'wild' in the memory system. */
+     *  requests queue and are in the 'wild' in the memory system and who
+     *  *must not* be interrupted as they are not normal cacheable
+     *  accesses.  This is a count of the number of in-flight requests
+     *  with issuedToMemory set who have visited tryToSendRequest at least
+     *  once */
     unsigned int numAccessesInMemorySystem;
 
     /** Number of requests in the DTLB in the requests queue */