diff --git a/src/target/arm7tdmi.c b/src/target/arm7tdmi.c
index 52a15bc66..f331bd2fe 100644
--- a/src/target/arm7tdmi.c
+++ b/src/target/arm7tdmi.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@ void arm7tdmi_build_reg_cache(target_t *target)
 
 int arm7tdmi_examine(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, struct target_s *target)
 {
+	target->type->examined = 1;
+	
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/target/arm9tdmi.c b/src/target/arm9tdmi.c
index 2997ee2e7..0df6a14b1 100644
--- a/src/target/arm9tdmi.c
+++ b/src/target/arm9tdmi.c
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ void arm9tdmi_build_reg_cache(target_t *target)
 
 int arm9tdmi_examine(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, struct target_s *target)
 {
+	target->type->examined = 1;
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }