diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index b7dc2207e6..53ebe02472 100755
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -869,7 +869,11 @@ class OC_Util {
 		}
 		// XCache
 		if (function_exists('xcache_clear_cache')) {
-			xcache_clear_cache(XC_TYPE_VAR, 0);
+			if (ini_get('xcache.admin.enable_auth')) {
+				OC_Log::write('core', 'XCache will not be cleared because "xcache.admin.enable_auth" is enabled in php.ini.', \OC_Log::WARN);
+			} else {
+				xcache_clear_cache(XC_TYPE_VAR, 0);
+			}
 		}
 		// Opcache (PHP >= 5.5)
 		if (function_exists('opcache_reset')) {