diff --git a/admin/cli/purge_caches.php b/admin/cli/purge_caches.php
index 9846b2024b8..54c69a3a742 100644
--- a/admin/cli/purge_caches.php
+++ b/admin/cli/purge_caches.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 define('CLI_SCRIPT', true);
+define('IGNORE_COMPONENT_CACHE', true);
 
 require(__DIR__.'/../../config.php');
 require_once($CFG->libdir.'/clilib.php');
diff --git a/admin/purgecaches.php b/admin/purgecaches.php
index c9658bde850..84412c11e32 100644
--- a/admin/purgecaches.php
+++ b/admin/purgecaches.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
+define('IGNORE_COMPONENT_CACHE', true);
+
 require_once('../config.php');
 require_once($CFG->libdir.'/adminlib.php');