diff --git a/builtin/read-tree.c b/builtin/read-tree.c
index f4cbe460b9..45c6652444 100644
--- a/builtin/read-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/read-tree.c
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ int cmd_read_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *cmd_prefix)
 	if (opts.debug_unpack)
 		opts.fn = debug_merge;
 
+	/* If we're going to prime_cache_tree later, skip cache tree update */
+	if (nr_trees == 1 && !opts.prefix)
+		opts.skip_cache_tree_update = 1;
+
 	cache_tree_free(&active_cache_tree);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_trees; i++) {
 		struct tree *tree = trees[i];
diff --git a/t/perf/p0006-read-tree-checkout.sh b/t/perf/p0006-read-tree-checkout.sh
index c481c012d2..325566e18e 100755
--- a/t/perf/p0006-read-tree-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/perf/p0006-read-tree-checkout.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ test_perf "read-tree br_base br_ballast ($nr_files)" '
 	git read-tree -n -m br_base br_ballast
 '
 
+test_perf "read-tree br_ballast_plus_1 ($nr_files)" '
+	# Run read-tree 100 times for clearer performance results & comparisons
+	for i in  $(test_seq 100)
+	do
+		git read-tree -n -m br_ballast_plus_1 || return 1
+	done
+'
+
 test_perf "switch between br_base br_ballast ($nr_files)" '
 	git checkout -q br_base &&
 	git checkout -q br_ballast
diff --git a/t/t1022-read-tree-partial-clone.sh b/t/t1022-read-tree-partial-clone.sh
index a9953b6a71..da53971635 100755
--- a/t/t1022-read-tree-partial-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t1022-read-tree-partial-clone.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test_expect_success 'read-tree in partial clone prefetches in one batch' '
 	git -C server config uploadpack.allowfilter 1 &&
 	git -C server config uploadpack.allowanysha1inwant 1 &&
 	git clone --bare --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/server" client &&
-	GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/trace" git -C client read-tree $TREE &&
+	GIT_TRACE_PACKET="$(pwd)/trace" git -C client read-tree $TREE $TREE &&
 
 	# "done" marks the end of negotiation (once per fetch). Expect that
 	# only one fetch occurs.