diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c
index 94d27ecd9..2933404ef 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_opal.c
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ opal_error_to_human(int error)
 	return spdk_opal_errors[error];
 }
 
+static int
+opal_flush_response_buffer(struct spdk_opal_dev *dev)
+{
+	void *response = dev->resp;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_security_receive(dev->dev_handler, SPDK_SCSI_SECP_TCG, dev->comid,
+					       0, response, IO_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+	if (ret) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Security Receive Error on dev = %p\n", dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	memset(response, 0, IO_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 opal_send_cmd(struct spdk_opal_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -104,6 +121,11 @@ opal_send_recv(struct spdk_opal_dev *dev, spdk_opal_cb cb, void *data)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = opal_flush_response_buffer(dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = opal_send_cmd(dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		return ret;