diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 4b797ec79ae5..1fda3f6939f5 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static unsigned int evaluate_cache_add(struct cmd *cmd, unsigned int flags)
 
 		if (cmd->handle.index.id ||
 		    cmd->handle.position.id)
-			flags |= NFT_CACHE_RULE | NFT_CACHE_UPDATE;
+			flags |= NFT_CACHE_RULE | NFT_CACHE_UPDATE | NFT_CACHE_REFRESH;
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;