diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 1734a573b0..857b4fe79a 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ static void mark_complete_and_common_ref(struct fetch_negotiator *negotiator,
 	save_commit_buffer = 0;
 
 	trace2_region_enter("fetch-pack", "parse_remote_refs_and_find_cutoff", NULL);
+	enable_fscache(1);
 	for (ref = *refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		struct object *o;
 
@@ -692,6 +693,7 @@ static void mark_complete_and_common_ref(struct fetch_negotiator *negotiator,
 				cutoff = commit->date;
 		}
 	}
+	enable_fscache(0);
 	trace2_region_leave("fetch-pack", "parse_remote_refs_and_find_cutoff", NULL);
 
 	/*