diff --git a/src/common/lru_cache.h b/src/common/lru_cache.h
index f0a4ae7a7..addc05e75 100644
--- a/src/common/lru_cache.h
+++ b/src/common/lru_cache.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public:
 private:
   void ShrinkForNewItem()
   {
-    if (m_items.size() < m_max_capacity)
+    if (m_manual_evict || m_items.size() < m_max_capacity)
       return;
 
     Evict(m_items.size() - (m_max_capacity - 1));