1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/mash.rb b/lib/chef/mash.rb
index 4e4f06634d..8b9e115dd1 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mash.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mash.rb
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ class Mash < Hash
     regular_writer(convert_key(key), convert_value(value))
   end
 
+  # internal API for use by Chef's deep merge cache
+  # @api private
+  def internal_set(key, value)
+    regular_writer(key, convert_value(value))
+  end
+
   # @param other_hash<Hash>
   #   A hash to update values in the mash with. The keys and the values will be
   #   converted to Mash format.