diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index 5f91116d73..04846d46f9 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ int cmd_fsck(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (keep_cache_objects) {
 		verify_index_checksum = 1;
+		verify_ce_order = 1;
 		read_cache();
 		for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
 			unsigned int mode;
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index cb7fb7c004..89f5d24579 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ extern int hold_locked_index(struct lock_file *, int);
 extern void set_alternate_index_output(const char *);
 
 extern int verify_index_checksum;
+extern int verify_ce_order;
 
 /* Environment bits from configuration mechanism */
 extern int trust_executable_bit;
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index f3d125c114..b13a1cb8f2 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1511,6 +1511,9 @@ struct ondisk_cache_entry_extended {
 /* Allow fsck to force verification of the index checksum. */
 int verify_index_checksum;
 
+/* Allow fsck to force verification of the cache entry order. */
+int verify_ce_order;
+
 static int verify_hdr(struct cache_header *hdr, unsigned long size)
 {
 	git_SHA_CTX c;
@@ -1668,6 +1671,9 @@ static void check_ce_order(struct index_state *istate)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	if (!verify_ce_order)
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 1; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce = istate->cache[i - 1];
 		struct cache_entry *next_ce = istate->cache[i];