diff --git a/src/home/homework-cifs.c b/src/home/homework-cifs.c
index 0a95b886b3..3db18130e3 100644
--- a/src/home/homework-cifs.c
+++ b/src/home/homework-cifs.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ int home_activate_cifs(
                 return r;
 
         setup->undo_mount = false;
+        setup->do_drop_caches = false;
 
         log_info("Everything completed.");
 
diff --git a/src/home/homework-directory.c b/src/home/homework-directory.c
index b95896d45b..8f2f512b1b 100644
--- a/src/home/homework-directory.c
+++ b/src/home/homework-directory.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ int home_activate_directory(
                 return r;
         }
 
+        setup->do_drop_caches = false;
+
         log_info("Everything completed.");
 
         *ret_home = TAKE_PTR(new_home);
diff --git a/src/home/homework-luks.c b/src/home/homework-luks.c
index 53598165ee..e09d40f66b 100644
--- a/src/home/homework-luks.c
+++ b/src/home/homework-luks.c
@@ -1475,6 +1475,7 @@ int home_activate_luks(
         setup->undo_dm = false;
         setup->do_offline_fallocate = false;
         setup->do_mark_clean = false;
+        setup->do_drop_caches = false;
 
         log_info("Everything completed.");