diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/buildcache.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/buildcache.py
index 5f26fb8ef9..121a6f4aa5 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/buildcache.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/buildcache.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def install_tarball(spec, args):
             bindist.extract_tarball(spec, tarball, args.allow_root,
                                     args.unsigned, args.force)
             spack.hooks.post_install(spec)
-            spack.store.store.reindex()
+            spack.store.db.add(spec, spack.store.layout)
         else:
             tty.die('Download of binary cache file for spec %s failed.' %
                     spec.format())