diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendFactory.php
index c261b84b0bb..bba9d940991 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendFactory.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ChainedFastBackendFactory.php
@@ -58,7 +58,13 @@ class ChainedFastBackendFactory implements CacheFactoryInterface {
     }
 
     $this->consistentServiceName = $consistent_service_name;
-    $this->fastServiceName = $fast_service_name;
+
+    // Do not use the fast chained backend during installation. In those cases,
+    // we expect many cache invalidations and writes, the fast chained cache
+    // backend performs badly in such a scenario.
+    if (!drupal_installation_attempted()) {
+      $this->fastServiceName = $fast_service_name;
+    }
   }
 
   /**