diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 0e327a8a7d..e613becf17 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1459,6 +1459,7 @@ 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;
 }