diff --git a/common/cmd_ximg.c b/common/cmd_ximg.c
index afaf854c81..a62c0d7a51 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ximg.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ximg.c
@@ -247,10 +247,9 @@ do_imgextract(cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 			return 1;
 		}
 		puts("OK\n");
+		flush_cache(dest, len);
 	}
 
-	flush_cache(dest, len);
-
 	setenv_hex("fileaddr", data);
 	setenv_hex("filesize", len);