diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
index 0f29f1f3a3..a6b105ef28 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
@@ -3476,8 +3476,7 @@ class WP_Query {
 			$this->posts = array_map( 'get_post', $this->posts );
 
 			if ( $q['cache_results'] ) {
-				$post_ids = wp_list_pluck( $this->posts, 'ID' );
-				_prime_post_caches( $post_ids, $q['update_post_term_cache'], $q['update_post_meta_cache'] );
+				update_post_caches( $this->posts, $post_type, $q['update_post_term_cache'], $q['update_post_meta_cache'] );
 			}
 
 			/** @var WP_Post */
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
index b9bca49318..dc7cc74e2d 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class Tests_Post_Nav_Menu extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$start_num_queries = get_num_queries();
 		wp_get_nav_menu_items( $this->menu_id );
 		$queries_made = get_num_queries() - $start_num_queries;
-		$this->assertSame( 7, $queries_made, 'Only does 7 database queries when running wp_get_nav_menu_items.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 6, $queries_made, 'Only does 6 database queries when running wp_get_nav_menu_items.' );
 
 		$args = $action->get_args();
 		$this->assertSameSets( $menu_nav_ids, $args[0][1], '_prime_post_caches() was not executed.' );
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class Tests_Post_Nav_Menu extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$start_num_queries = get_num_queries();
 		wp_get_nav_menu_items( $this->menu_id );
 		$queries_made = get_num_queries() - $start_num_queries;
-		$this->assertSame( 7, $queries_made, 'Only does 7 database queries when running wp_get_nav_menu_items.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 6, $queries_made, 'Only does 6 database queries when running wp_get_nav_menu_items.' );
 
 		$args = $action_terms->get_args();
 		$last = end( $args );