diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 1d6117565c..4b1c6e0022 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ static int everything_local(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 
 	save_commit_buffer = 0;
 
+	enable_fscache(1);
 	for (ref = *refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		struct object *o;
 
@@ -743,6 +744,7 @@ static int everything_local(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 				cutoff = commit->date;
 		}
 	}
+	enable_fscache(0);
 
 	if (!args->no_dependents) {
 		if (!args->deepen) {