diff --git a/reset.c b/reset.c
index e3383a9334..5ded23611f 100644
--- a/reset.c
+++ b/reset.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ int reset_head(struct repository *r, const struct reset_head_opts *opts)
 	unpack_tree_opts.update = 1;
 	unpack_tree_opts.merge = 1;
 	unpack_tree_opts.preserve_ignored = 0; /* FIXME: !overwrite_ignore */
+	unpack_tree_opts.skip_cache_tree_update = 1;
 	init_checkout_metadata(&unpack_tree_opts.meta, switch_to_branch, oid, NULL);
 	if (reset_hard)
 		unpack_tree_opts.reset = UNPACK_RESET_PROTECT_UNTRACKED;
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index f0f1af4d47..0c60800ad1 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -3748,6 +3748,7 @@ static int do_reset(struct repository *r,
 	unpack_tree_opts.merge = 1;
 	unpack_tree_opts.update = 1;
 	unpack_tree_opts.preserve_ignored = 0; /* FIXME: !overwrite_ignore */
+	unpack_tree_opts.skip_cache_tree_update = 1;
 	init_checkout_metadata(&unpack_tree_opts.meta, name, &oid, NULL);
 
 	if (repo_read_index_unmerged(r)) {