diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transform.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transform.spec.ts
index a4fe1911..3119fa01 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transform.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transform.spec.ts
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ describe('compiler: transform', () => {
           },
           {
             type: NodeTypes.JS_CALL_EXPRESSION,
-            // should wrap applyDirectives() around createBlock()
+            // should wrap withDirectives() around createBlock()
             callee: WITH_DIRECTIVES,
             arguments: [
               { callee: CREATE_BLOCK },
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts
index a5b81a8c..39b34c53 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/vFor.spec.ts
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ describe('compiler: v-for', () => {
         type: NodeTypes.JS_SEQUENCE_EXPRESSION,
         expressions: [
           { callee: OPEN_BLOCK },
-          // should wrap applyDirectives() around createBlock()
+          // should wrap withDirectives() around createBlock()
           {
             callee: WITH_DIRECTIVES,
             arguments: [
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/ast.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/ast.ts
index e2faabc9..3d0fbd2a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/ast.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/ast.ts
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ export interface DynamicSlotFnProperty extends Property {
   value: SlotFunctionExpression
 }
 
-// applyDirectives(createVNode(...), [
+// withDirectives(createVNode(...), [
 //    [_directive_foo, someValue],
 //    [_directive_bar, someValue, "arg", { mod: true }]
 // ])
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/parse.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/parse.ts
index 3fdc1fff..3d88f13f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/parse.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/parse.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export function parse(content: string, options: ParserOptions = {}): RootNode {
     components: [],
     directives: [],
     hoists: [],
+    cached: 0,
     codegenNode: undefined,
     loc: getSelection(context, start),
     cached: 0
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
index ea82606c..a941b90d 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/directives.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const comp = resolveComponent('comp')
 const foo = resolveDirective('foo')
 const bar = resolveDirective('bar')
 
-return applyDirectives(h(comp), [
+return withDirectives(h(comp), [
   [foo, this.x],
   [bar, this.y]
 ])
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export function withDirectives(vnode: VNode, directives: DirectiveArguments) {
       applyDirective(vnode.props, instance, dir, value, arg, modifiers)
     }
   } else if (__DEV__) {
-    warn(`applyDirectives can only be used inside render functions.`)
+    warn(`withDirectives can only be used inside render functions.`)
   }
   return vnode
 }