diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94adff3406..2819d44124 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -471,11 +471,11 @@ BR_PATH = "$(HOST_DIR)/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/sbin:$(PATH)"
 TARGET_DIR_WARNING_FILE = $(BASE_TARGET_DIR)/THIS_IS_NOT_YOUR_ROOT_FILESYSTEM
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_CCACHE),y)
-CCACHE := $(HOST_DIR)/bin/ccache
+CCACHE = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/ccache
 BR_CACHE_DIR ?= $(call qstrip,$(BR2_CCACHE_DIR))
 export BR_CACHE_DIR
-HOSTCC := $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCC)
-HOSTCXX := $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCXX)
+HOSTCC = $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)
+HOSTCXX = $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCXX_NOCCACHE)
 else
 export BR_NO_CCACHE
 endif