diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java
index 1514aafe2ee..ce5e05b2657 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java
@@ -1299,7 +1299,11 @@ public void shutdown() {
         }
       }
 
-      objectCache.clear();
+      try {
+        objectCache.close();
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        log.warn("Exception while closing ObjectCache.", e);
+      }
 
       // It's still possible that one of the pending dynamic load operation is waiting, so wake it
       // up if so. Since all the pending operations queues have been drained, there should be