diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_template.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_template.php
index 71de53b4c4..ee5c7d7b72 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_template.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_template.php
@@ -835,6 +835,8 @@ class template_compile
 
 		phpbb_chmod($filename, CHMOD_WRITE);
 
+		clearstatcache(false, $filename);
+
 		return true;
 	}