diff --git a/lib/private/Server.php b/lib/private/Server.php
index c78decd90cb..a6fbddf1d66 100644
--- a/lib/private/Server.php
+++ b/lib/private/Server.php
@@ -588,7 +588,13 @@ class Server extends ServerContainer implements IServerContainer {
 		$this->registerAlias(IURLGenerator::class, URLGenerator::class);
 
 		$this->registerService(ICache::class, function ($c) {
-			return new Cache\File();
+			/** @var LoggerInterface $logger */
+			$logger = $c->get(LoggerInterface::class);
+			$logger->debug('The requested service "' . ICache::class . '" is deprecated. Please use "' . ICacheFactory::class . '" instead to create a cache. This service will be removed in a future Nextcloud version.', ['app' => 'serverDI']);
+
+			/** @var ICacheFactory $cacheFactory */
+			$cacheFactory = $c->get(ICacheFactory::class);
+			return $cacheFactory->createDistributed();
 		});
 
 		$this->registerService(Factory::class, function (Server $c) {