diff --git a/faker/factory.py b/faker/factory.py
index 074f1a05e3..6849570578 100644
--- a/faker/factory.py
+++ b/faker/factory.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def create(
         return faker
 
     @classmethod
-    @functools.cache
+    @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
     def _find_provider_class(
         cls,
         provider_path: str,