diff --git a/merkledag/merkledag.go b/merkledag/merkledag.go
index f6bc8f9f50e..faff47796c6 100644
--- a/merkledag/merkledag.go
+++ b/merkledag/merkledag.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (n *dagService) Remove(nd node.Node) error {
 
 // FetchGraph fetches all nodes that are children of the given node
 func FetchGraph(ctx context.Context, c *cid.Cid, serv DAGService) error {
-	return EnumerateChildren(ctx, serv, c, cid.NewSet().Visit, false)
+	return EnumerateChildrenAsync(ctx, serv, c, cid.NewSet().Visit)
 }
 
 // FindLinks searches this nodes links for the given key,