diff --git a/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c b/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c
index 5979a92c113c..abff4ececa27 100644
--- a/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c
+++ b/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ static void free_dimm(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm)
 	free(dimm->unique_id);
 	free(dimm->dimm_buf);
 	free(dimm->dimm_path);
+	free(dimm->bus_prefix);
 	if (dimm->module)
 		kmod_module_unref(dimm->module);
 	if (dimm->health_eventfd > -1)
@@ -1670,14 +1671,34 @@ static int ndctl_bind(struct ndctl_ctx *ctx, struct kmod_module *module,
 static int ndctl_unbind(struct ndctl_ctx *ctx, const char *devpath);
 static struct kmod_module *to_module(struct ndctl_ctx *ctx, const char *alias);
 
+void ndctl_refresh_dimm_flags(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm)
+{
+	struct ndctl_ctx *ctx = dimm->bus->ctx;
+	char *path = dimm->dimm_buf;
+	char buf[SYSFS_ATTR_SIZE];
+
+	/* Construct path to dimm flags sysfs file */
+	sprintf(path, "%s/%s/flags", dimm->dimm_path, dimm->bus_prefix);
+
+	if (sysfs_read_attr(ctx, path, buf) < 0)
+		return;
+
+	/* Reset the flags */
+	dimm->flags.flags = 0;
+	if (ndctl_bus_has_nfit(dimm->bus))
+		parse_nfit_mem_flags(dimm, buf);
+	else if (ndctl_bus_is_papr_scm(dimm->bus))
+		parse_papr_flags(dimm, buf);
+}
+
 static int populate_dimm_attributes(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm,
-				    const char *dimm_base,
-				    const char *bus_prefix)
+				    const char *dimm_base)
 {
 	int i, rc = -1;
 	char buf[SYSFS_ATTR_SIZE];
 	struct ndctl_ctx *ctx = dimm->bus->ctx;
 	char *path = calloc(1, strlen(dimm_base) + 100);
+	const char *bus_prefix = dimm->bus_prefix;
 
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1761,16 +1782,10 @@ static int populate_dimm_attributes(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm,
 	}
 
 	sprintf(path, "%s/%s/flags", dimm_base, bus_prefix);
-	if (sysfs_read_attr(ctx, path, buf) == 0) {
-		if (ndctl_bus_has_nfit(dimm->bus))
-			parse_nfit_mem_flags(dimm, buf);
-		else if (ndctl_bus_is_papr_scm(dimm->bus)) {
-			dimm->cmd_family = NVDIMM_FAMILY_PAPR;
-			parse_papr_flags(dimm, buf);
-		}
-	}
-
 	dimm->health_eventfd = open(path, O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC);
+
+	ndctl_refresh_dimm_flags(dimm);
+
 	rc = 0;
  err_read:
 
@@ -1826,8 +1841,9 @@ static int add_papr_dimm(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm, const char *dimm_base)
 
 		rc = 0;
 	} else if (strcmp(buf, "nvdimm_test") == 0) {
+		dimm->cmd_family = NVDIMM_FAMILY_PAPR;
 		/* probe via common populate_dimm_attributes() */
-		rc = populate_dimm_attributes(dimm, dimm_base, "papr");
+		rc = populate_dimm_attributes(dimm, dimm_base);
 	}
 out:
 	free(path);
@@ -1924,9 +1940,13 @@ static void *add_dimm(void *parent, int id, const char *dimm_base)
 	dimm->formats = formats;
 	/* Check if the given dimm supports nfit */
 	if (ndctl_bus_has_nfit(bus)) {
-		rc = populate_dimm_attributes(dimm, dimm_base, "nfit");
+		dimm->bus_prefix = strdup("nfit");
+		rc = dimm->bus_prefix ?
+			populate_dimm_attributes(dimm, dimm_base) : -ENOMEM;
 	} else if (ndctl_bus_has_of_node(bus)) {
-		rc = add_papr_dimm(dimm, dimm_base);
+		dimm->bus_prefix = strdup("papr");
+		rc = dimm->bus_prefix ?
+			add_papr_dimm(dimm, dimm_base) : -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	if (rc == -ENODEV) {
@@ -3506,6 +3526,10 @@ NDCTL_EXPORT int ndctl_cmd_submit(struct ndctl_cmd *cmd)
 		rc = -ENXIO;
 	}
 	close(fd);
+
+	/* update dimm-flags if command submitted successfully */
+	if (!rc && cmd->dimm)
+		ndctl_refresh_dimm_flags(cmd->dimm);
  out:
 	cmd->status = rc;
 	return rc;
diff --git a/ndctl/lib/private.h b/ndctl/lib/private.h
index 4d8622978790..e5c56295556d 100644
--- a/ndctl/lib/private.h
+++ b/ndctl/lib/private.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct ndctl_dimm {
 	char *unique_id;
 	char *dimm_path;
 	char *dimm_buf;
+	char *bus_prefix;
 	int health_eventfd;
 	int buf_len;
 	int id;
diff --git a/ndctl/libndctl.h b/ndctl/libndctl.h
index 4d5cdbf6f619..b1bafd6d9788 100644
--- a/ndctl/libndctl.h
+++ b/ndctl/libndctl.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ int ndctl_dimm_is_active(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm);
 int ndctl_dimm_is_enabled(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm);
 int ndctl_dimm_disable(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm);
 int ndctl_dimm_enable(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm);
+void ndctl_refresh_dimm_flags(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm);
 
 struct ndctl_cmd;
 struct ndctl_cmd *ndctl_bus_cmd_new_ars_cap(struct ndctl_bus *bus,
