diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.c b/libtransmission/torrent.c
index d42459679..8fecdaedc 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.c
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.c
@@ -2695,6 +2695,7 @@ tr_torrentDeleteLocalData( tr_torrent * tor, tr_fileFunc fileFunc )
         fileFunc = remove;
 
     /* close all the files because we're about to delete them */
+    tr_cacheFlushTorrent( tor->session->cache, tor );
     tr_fdTorrentClose( tor->session, tor->uniqueId );
 
     if( tor->info.fileCount > 1 )