diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c b/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c
index f6de1637e38..10afa120345 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ Command:
                 CommandInfo.Env = Env = RtlReAllocateHeap(RtlGetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, Env, EnvSize);
 
                 /* Repeat the request */
+                CommandInfo.VDMState |= VDM_FLAG_RETRY;
                 goto Command;
             }