diff --git a/hipamd/src/hip_event.cpp b/hipamd/src/hip_event.cpp
index 745f6f8101..29ba533310 100644
--- a/hipamd/src/hip_event.cpp
+++ b/hipamd/src/hip_event.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ hipError_t Event::streamWaitCommand(amd::Command*& command, hip::Stream* stream)
     eventWaitList.push_back(event_);
   }
   command = new amd::Marker(*stream, kMarkerDisableFlush, eventWaitList);
+  // Since we only need to have a dependency on an existing event,
+  // we may not need to flush any caches.
+  command->setEventScope(amd::Device::kCacheStateIgnore);
 
   if (command == NULL) {
     return hipErrorOutOfMemory;