diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
index 0dcd2e291a6..15774331272 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/sales_invoice/sales_invoice.py
@@ -1012,10 +1012,16 @@ class SalesInvoice(SellingController):
 
 	def check_prev_docstatus(self):
 		for d in self.get("items"):
-			if d.sales_order and frappe.db.get_value("Sales Order", d.sales_order, "docstatus") != 1:
+			if (
+				d.sales_order
+				and frappe.db.get_value("Sales Order", d.sales_order, "docstatus", cache=True) != 1
+			):
 				frappe.throw(_("Sales Order {0} is not submitted").format(d.sales_order))
 
-			if d.delivery_note and frappe.db.get_value("Delivery Note", d.delivery_note, "docstatus") != 1:
+			if (
+				d.delivery_note
+				and frappe.db.get_value("Delivery Note", d.delivery_note, "docstatus", cache=True) != 1
+			):
 				throw(_("Delivery Note {0} is not submitted").format(d.delivery_note))
 
 	def make_gl_entries(self, gl_entries=None, from_repost=False):