diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
index 0aae0379fe..16e1cfc248 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
@@ -3271,7 +3271,14 @@ class WP_Query {
 		}
 
 		if ( null === $this->posts ) {
-			$split_the_query = ( $old_request == $this->request && "{$wpdb->posts}.*" === $fields && ! empty( $limits ) && $q['posts_per_page'] < 500 );
+			$split_the_query = (
+				$old_request == $this->request
+				&& "{$wpdb->posts}.*" === $fields
+				&& (
+					wp_using_ext_object_cache()
+					|| ( ! empty( $limits ) && $q['posts_per_page'] < 500 )
+				)
+			);
 
 			/**
 			 * Filters whether to split the query.
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
index c0ae716ab8..a9cfe20e41 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/nav-menu.php
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ class Tests_Post_Nav_Menu extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		add_filter( 'update_post_metadata_cache', array( $action, 'filter' ), 10, 2 );
 
 		$start_num_queries = get_num_queries();
-		wp_get_nav_menu_items( $this->menu_id );
+		wp_get_nav_menu_items( $this->menu_id, array( 'nopaging' => false ) );
 		$queries_made = get_num_queries() - $start_num_queries;
-		$this->assertSame( 6, $queries_made, 'Only does 6 database queries when running wp_get_nav_menu_items.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 7, $queries_made, 'Only does 7 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.' );
-		$this->assertSameSets( $post_ids, $args[1][1], '_prime_post_caches() was not executed.' );
+		$this->assertSameSets( $post_ids, $args[2][1], '_prime_post_caches() was not executed.' );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@ class Tests_Post_Nav_Menu extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		add_filter( 'update_post_metadata_cache', array( $action_posts, 'filter' ), 10, 2 );
 
 		$start_num_queries = get_num_queries();
-		wp_get_nav_menu_items( $this->menu_id );
+		wp_get_nav_menu_items( $this->menu_id, array( 'nopaging' => false ) );
 		get_term_meta( $term_ids[0] );
 		$queries_made = get_num_queries() - $start_num_queries;
-		$this->assertSame( 6, $queries_made, 'Only does 6 database queries when running wp_get_nav_menu_items.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 7, $queries_made, 'Only does 7 database queries when running wp_get_nav_menu_items.' );
 
 		$args       = $action_terms->get_args();
 		$first      = reset( $args );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php
index f5ecd49b05..9c118cbb9e 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php
@@ -775,4 +775,21 @@ class Tests_Post_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertIsInt( $q->found_posts );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 57296
+	 * @covers WP_Query::get_posts
+	 */
+	public function test_split_the_query_object_cache() {
+		$filter = new MockAction();
+		add_filter( 'split_the_query', array( $filter, 'filter' ) );
+
+		$q = new WP_Query(
+			array(
+				'posts_per_page' => 501,
+			)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame( (bool) wp_using_ext_object_cache(), $filter->get_args()[0][0] );
+	}
 }