diff --git a/src/compiler/displayProcessing.ml b/src/compiler/displayProcessing.ml
index 05e45f4c3fd..b835226570c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/displayProcessing.ml
+++ b/src/compiler/displayProcessing.ml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ let handle_display_argument_old com file_pos actx =
 			| "diagnostics" ->
 				com.report_mode <- RMLegacyDiagnostics [file_unique];
 				let dm = create DMNone in
-				{dm with dms_display_file_policy = DFPOnly; dms_per_file = true}
+				{dm with dms_display_file_policy = DFPOnly; dms_per_file = true; dms_populate_cache = false}
 			| "statistics" ->
 				com.report_mode <- RMStatistics;
 				let dm = create DMNone in