diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index df1cfa1881..525e51f0cf 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_posts( $args ) {
 		'order'          => $args['order'],
 		'posts_per_page' => (int) $args['max'],
 		'no_found_rows'  => true,
-		'cache_results'  => false,
+		'cache_results'  => true,
 		'perm'           => ( 'future' === $args['status'] ) ? 'editable' : 'readable',
 	);