diff --git a/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp b/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
index b6f80ab60..9e704a26b 100644
--- a/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/core/bittorrent/torrenthandle.cpp
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ void TorrentHandle::setSequentialDownload(bool b)
 {
     if (b != isSequentialDownload()) {
         SAFE_CALL(set_sequential_download, b);
+        m_nativeStatus.sequential_download = b; // prevent return cached value
     }
 }