diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index ae8051e945..ac021f97ab 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (read_cache() < 0)
 		die(_("index file corrupt"));
+	enable_fscache(active_nr);
 
 	if (!ignored)
 		setup_standard_excludes(&dir);
@@ -1084,6 +1085,7 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		}
 	}
 
+	disable_fscache();
 	strbuf_release(&abs_path);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	string_list_clear(&del_list, 0);