diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 7e9b39f06fe9d3..d337ce83e0bc15 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			       COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
 		die(_("Unable to write new index file"));
 
+	enable_fscache(0);
 	UNLEAK(pathspec);
 	UNLEAK(dir);
 	return exit_status;