diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 169ff4689d..8f3a146d87 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1582,6 +1582,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	wt_status_print(&s);
 	wt_status_collect_free_buffers(&s);
 
+	enable_fscache(0);
 	return 0;
 }