diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c b/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c
index 18e31c730..5f902f4ab 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ static uint64_t dbus_read(struct target *target, uint16_t address)
 	dbus_status_t status;
 	uint16_t address_in;
 
+	// First, discard stale data
+	dbus_scan(target, &address_in, &value, DBUS_OP_READ, address, 0);
+
 	unsigned i = 0;
 	do {
 		status = dbus_scan(target, &address_in, &value, DBUS_OP_READ, address, 0);