diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index cc287404eb..a03dbb490b 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -495,6 +495,11 @@ setup_toolchain() {
       if [ "$1" = "host" ] && flag_enabled "local-cc" "no"; then
         export CC="${LOCAL_CC}"
         export CXX="${LOCAL_CXX}"
+        if [ -n "${LOCAL_CCACHE}" ]; then
+          export CCACHE_DIR="${LOCAL_CCACHE_DIR}"
+          export CC="${LOCAL_CCACHE} ${CC}";
+          export CXX="${LOCAL_CCACHE} ${CXX}";
+        fi
       else
         export CC="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc"
         export CXX="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++"