diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesWriterDWI.cpp b/stepmania/src/NotesWriterDWI.cpp
index 8ee461c0f6..11615b528d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesWriterDWI.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesWriterDWI.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ void NotesWriterDWI::WriteDWINotesField( FILE* fp, const Steps &out, int start )
 
 bool NotesWriterDWI::WriteDWINotesTag( FILE* fp, const Steps &out )
 {
+	/* Flush dir cache when writing steps, so the old size isn't cached. */
+	FlushDirCache();
+
 	LOG->Trace( "Steps::WriteDWINotesTag" );
 
 	switch( out.m_StepsType )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp b/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp
index ca1f36ed05..bf73c033e2 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NotesWriterSM.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ void NotesWriterSM::WriteSMNotesTag( const Steps &in, FILE* fp )
 
 bool NotesWriterSM::Write(CString sPath, const Song &out, bool bSavingCache)
 {
+	/* Flush dir cache when writing steps, so the old size isn't cached. */
+	FlushDirCache();
+
 	unsigned i;
 
 	FILE* fp = fopen( sPath, "w" );