diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index df894037b7..0278eab80e 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -1642,6 +1642,7 @@ blob_persist_complete(spdk_bs_sequence_t *seq, struct spdk_blob_persist_ctx *ctx
 	free(ctx);
 
 	if (next_persist != NULL) {
+		blob->state = SPDK_BLOB_STATE_DIRTY;
 		blob_persist_check_dirty(next_persist);
 	}
 }