diff --git a/compat/win32/fscache.c b/compat/win32/fscache.c
index 5f9516f532..97e68a36a1 100644
--- a/compat/win32/fscache.c
+++ b/compat/win32/fscache.c
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ static volatile long enabled;
 static struct hashmap map;
 static CRITICAL_SECTION mutex;
 
-int fscache_is_enabled(void)
-{
-	return enabled;
-}
-
 /*
  * An entry in the file system cache. Used for both entire directory listings
  * and file entries.
@@ -247,7 +242,7 @@ static void fscache_clear(void)
 /*
  * Checks if the cache is enabled for the given path.
  */
-static inline int fscache_enabled(const char *path)
+int fscache_enabled(const char *path)
 {
 	return enabled > 0 && !is_absolute_path(path);
 }
diff --git a/compat/win32/fscache.h b/compat/win32/fscache.h
index 9a21fd5709..660ada053b 100644
--- a/compat/win32/fscache.h
+++ b/compat/win32/fscache.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 int fscache_enable(int enable);
 #define enable_fscache(x) fscache_enable(x)
 
-int fscache_is_enabled(void);
-#define is_fscache_enabled() (fscache_is_enabled())
+int fscache_enabled(const char *path);
+#define is_fscache_enabled(path) fscache_enabled(path)
 
 DIR *fscache_opendir(const char *dir);
 int fscache_lstat(const char *file_name, struct stat *buf);
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 8ccb44a638..92093b6b46 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int add_excludes(const char *fname, const char *base, int baselen,
 	size_t size = 0;
 	char *buf;
 
-	if (is_fscache_enabled()) {
+	if (is_fscache_enabled(fname)) {
 		if (lstat(fname, &st) < 0) {
 			fd = -1;
 		} else {
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 0c83a78c32..20421e2a6f 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ static inline int is_missing_file_error(int errno_)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef is_fscache_enabled
-#define is_fscache_enabled() (0)
+#define is_fscache_enabled(path) (0)
 #endif
 
 extern int cmd_main(int, const char **);