--- memcache.inc	2010-01-11 17:18:27.000000000 -0500
+++ memcache.fix.inc	2010-01-14 15:46:57.000000000 -0500
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
  */
 function cache_set($cid, $table = 'cache', $data, $expire = CACHE_PERMANENT, $headers = NULL) {
   $time = time();
+  // Set the expiration time if $expire is -1.
+  if ($expire == CACHE_TEMPORARY) {
+    $expire = variable_get('cache_lifetime', 2591999) + $time;
+  }
 
   // Create new cache object.
   $cache = new stdClass;
@@ -54,10 +58,6 @@
   $cache->expire = $expire;
   $cache->headers = $headers;
 
-  // Save to memcache
-  if ($expire == CACHE_TEMPORARY) {
-    $expire = variable_get('cache_lifetime', 2591999);
-  }
   // We manually track the expire time in $cache->expire.  When the object
   // expires, we only allow one request to rebuild it to avoid cache stampedes.
   // Other requests for the expired object while it is still being rebuilt get