diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/lazy/AbstractLazyLoadRunMap.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/lazy/AbstractLazyLoadRunMap.java
index a575b2514a583b75626cc2930b757ac06773613a..5520960861b8fb7aa586b6e39be1cb037461eed2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/lazy/AbstractLazyLoadRunMap.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/lazy/AbstractLazyLoadRunMap.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLazyLoadRunMap<R> extends AbstractMap<Integer,R> i
      * Primarily for debugging and testing lazy loading behaviour.
      * @since 1.507
      */
-    public void purgeCache() {
+    public synchronized void purgeCache() {
         index = new Index();
         fullyLoaded = false;
         loadIdOnDisk();