diff --git a/src/cpu/trace/trace_cpu.cc b/src/cpu/trace/trace_cpu.cc
index dd91257..13f194c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/trace/trace_cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/trace/trace_cpu.cc
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@
         node_ptr->physAddr, node_ptr->size, node_ptr->flags, masterID);
     req->setReqInstSeqNum(node_ptr->seqNum);
 
+    // If this is not done it triggers assert in L1 cache for invalid contextId
+    req->setContext(ContextID(0));
+
     req->setPC(node_ptr->pc);
     // If virtual address is valid, set the virtual address field
     // of the request.