diff --git a/config/options b/config/options
index 0dc3094547..e35229ef70 100644
--- a/config/options
+++ b/config/options
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ fi
 # Set the maximum size of the files stored in the cache. You can specify a
 # value in gigabytes, megabytes or kilobytes by appending a G, M or K to the
 # value. The default is gigabytes. The actual value stored is rounded down to
-# the nearest multiple of 16 kilobytes.
-  CCACHE_CACHE_SIZE="30G"
+# the nearest multiple of 16 kilobytes.  Keep in mind this per project .ccache
+# directory.
+  CCACHE_CACHE_SIZE="10G"
 
 # install devtools on development builds
   if [ "$LIBREELEC_VERSION" = "devel" ]; then