diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index b601e4b19f2e4..f5414e21968d9 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -973,10 +973,10 @@ public static function handleRequest() {
 			self::checkMaintenanceMode($systemConfig);
 
 			if (\OCP\Util::needUpgrade()) {
-				if (function_exists('opcache_reset')) {
-					opcache_reset();
-				}
 				if (!((bool) $systemConfig->getValue('maintenance', false))) {
+					if (function_exists('opcache_reset')) {
+						opcache_reset();
+					}
 					self::printUpgradePage($systemConfig);
 					exit();
 				}