diff --git a/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs b/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
index 1e57fdda42..8e45ebb6a1 100644
--- a/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
+++ b/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ use {
         iter::repeat_with,
         marker::PhantomData,
         net::SocketAddr,
-        ops::Deref,
-        sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+        sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock},
         time::{Duration, Instant},
     },
     thiserror::Error,
@@ -72,9 +71,9 @@ pub struct ClusterNodes<T> {
 type CacheEntry<T> = Option<(/*as of:*/ Instant, Arc<ClusterNodes<T>>)>;
 
 pub struct ClusterNodesCache<T> {
-    // Cache entries are wrapped in Arc<Mutex<...>>, so that, when needed, only
+    // Cache entries are wrapped in Arc<RwLock<...>>, so that, when needed, only
     // one thread does the computations to update the entry for the epoch.
-    cache: Mutex<LruCache<Epoch, Arc<Mutex<CacheEntry<T>>>>>,
+    cache: Mutex<LruCache<Epoch, Arc<RwLock<CacheEntry<T>>>>>,
     ttl: Duration, // Time to live.
 }
 
@@ -343,7 +342,7 @@ impl<T> ClusterNodesCache<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: 'static> ClusterNodesCache<T> {
-    fn get_cache_entry(&self, epoch: Epoch) -> Arc<Mutex<CacheEntry<T>>> {
+    fn get_cache_entry(&self, epoch: Epoch) -> Arc<RwLock<CacheEntry<T>>> {
         let mut cache = self.cache.lock().unwrap();
         match cache.get(&epoch) {
             Some(entry) => Arc::clone(entry),
@@ -364,13 +363,19 @@ impl<T: 'static> ClusterNodesCache<T> {
     ) -> Arc<ClusterNodes<T>> {
         let epoch = root_bank.get_leader_schedule_epoch(shred_slot);
         let entry = self.get_cache_entry(epoch);
+        if let Some((_, nodes)) = entry
+            .read()
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_ref()
+            .filter(|(asof, _)| asof.elapsed() < self.ttl)
+        {
+            return nodes.clone();
+        }
         // Hold the lock on the entry here so that, if needed, only
         // one thread recomputes cluster-nodes for this epoch.
-        let mut entry = entry.lock().unwrap();
-        if let Some((asof, nodes)) = entry.deref() {
-            if asof.elapsed() < self.ttl {
-                return Arc::clone(nodes);
-            }
+        let mut entry = entry.write().unwrap();
+        if let Some((_, nodes)) = entry.as_ref().filter(|(asof, _)| asof.elapsed() < self.ttl) {
+            return nodes.clone();
         }
         let epoch_staked_nodes = [root_bank, working_bank]
             .iter()