diff --git a/Lib/pathlib.py b/Lib/pathlib.py
index 1498ce08be4012..db1c7c9618efbe 100644
--- a/Lib/pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/pathlib.py
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ def make_uri(self, path):
 # Globbing helpers
 #
 
+@functools.lru_cache()
 def _make_selector(pattern_parts, flavour):
     pat = pattern_parts[0]
     child_parts = pattern_parts[1:]
@@ -215,9 +216,6 @@ def _make_selector(pattern_parts, flavour):
         cls = _PreciseSelector
     return cls(pat, child_parts, flavour)
 
-if hasattr(functools, "lru_cache"):
-    _make_selector = functools.lru_cache()(_make_selector)
-
 
 class _Selector:
     """A selector matches a specific glob pattern part against the children