diff --git a/Lib/functools.py b/Lib/functools.py
index 4dd5913e0df..7fc42af3869 100644
--- a/Lib/functools.py
+++ b/Lib/functools.py
@@ -226,9 +226,11 @@ def lru_cache(maxsize=100, typed=False):
 
         def cache_clear():
             """Clear the cache and cache statistics"""
-            nonlocal hits, misses
+            nonlocal hits, misses, root
             with lock:
                 cache.clear()
+                root = []
+                root[:] = [root, root, None, None]
                 hits = misses = 0
 
         wrapper.cache_info = cache_info