diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
index ae364f8627c..7e96f3c4a07 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/main_loop.rs
@@ -454,7 +454,9 @@ impl GlobalState {
             }
         }
 
-        self.fetch_workspaces_if_needed();
+        if self.config.cargo_autoreload() {
+            self.fetch_workspaces_if_needed();
+        }
         self.fetch_build_data_if_needed();
 
         let loop_duration = loop_start.elapsed();
@@ -494,7 +496,10 @@ impl GlobalState {
         }
 
         RequestDispatcher { req: Some(req), global_state: self }
-            .on_sync::<lsp_ext::ReloadWorkspace>(|s, ()| Ok(s.fetch_workspaces_request()))?
+            .on_sync::<lsp_ext::ReloadWorkspace>(|s, ()| {
+                self.fetch_workspaces_request();
+                self.fetch_workspaces_if_needed();
+            })?
             .on_sync::<lsp_ext::JoinLines>(|s, p| handlers::handle_join_lines(s.snapshot(), p))?
             .on_sync::<lsp_ext::OnEnter>(|s, p| handlers::handle_on_enter(s.snapshot(), p))?
             .on_sync::<lsp_types::request::Shutdown>(|s, ()| {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index a8ae56070fa..5ff60c22aae 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -60,11 +60,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
                 ", "
             )
         );
-        if self.config.cargo_autoreload() {
-            self.fetch_workspaces_request();
-        } else {
-            self.transition(Status::NeedsReload);
-        }
+        self.fetch_workspaces_request();
 
         fn is_interesting(path: &AbsPath, change_kind: ChangeKind) -> bool {
             const IMPLICIT_TARGET_FILES: &[&str] = &["build.rs", "src/main.rs", "src/lib.rs"];