diff --git a/src/tools/pw-dump.c b/src/tools/pw-dump.c
index f65de9fb8..e09c08e9d 100644
--- a/src/tools/pw-dump.c
+++ b/src/tools/pw-dump.c
@@ -1231,6 +1231,7 @@ static int metadata_property(void *data,
 		e->changed++;
 	}
 	o->changed++;
+	core_sync(o->data);
 	return 0;
 }