diff --git a/mercurial/hg.py b/mercurial/hg.py
--- a/mercurial/hg.py
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     verify as verifymod,
     vfs as vfsmod,
 )
+from .interfaces import repository as repositorymod
 from .utils import (
     hashutil,
     stringutil,
@@ -1054,7 +1055,7 @@
             # as the only "bad" outcome would be some slowness. That potential
             # slowness already affect reader.
             with destrepo.lock():
-                destrepo.updatecaches(full=b"post-clone")
+                destrepo.updatecaches(caches=repositorymod.CACHES_POST_CLONE)
     finally:
         release(srclock, destlock)
         if cleandir is not None:
diff --git a/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py b/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
--- a/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
+++ b/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
     CACHE_TAGS_SERVED,
 }
 
+# the cache to warm by default on simple call
+# (this is a mutable set to let extension update it)
+CACHES_POST_CLONE = CACHES_ALL.copy()
+CACHES_POST_CLONE.discard(CACHE_FILE_NODE_TAGS)
+
 
 class ipeerconnection(interfaceutil.Interface):
     """Represents a "connection" to a repository.
diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -2758,8 +2758,7 @@
             if full:
                 caches = repository.CACHES_ALL
                 if full == b"post-clone":
-                    caches = caches.copy()
-                    caches.discard(repository.CACHE_FILE_NODE_TAGS)
+                    caches = repository.CACHES_POST_CLONE
             else:
                 caches = repository.CACHES_DEFAULT