diff --git a/src/t_zset.c b/src/t_zset.c
index 9b59ca9a63b544857e302ac48fc67732691c93a7..8efe3c2a4005057f7e3934232dc792b7c1a2df99 100644
--- a/src/t_zset.c
+++ b/src/t_zset.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ void zunionInterGenericCommand(redisClient *c, robj *dstkey, int op) {
         dbAdd(c->db,dstkey,dstobj);
         addReplyLongLong(c, dstzset->zsl->length);
         if (!touched) touchWatchedKey(c->db,dstkey);
+        server.dirty++;
     } else {
         decrRefCount(dstobj);
         addReply(c, shared.czero);