diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index cbdfee6ac3..6977bcc064 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ UBOOT_KCONFIG_EDITORS = menuconfig xconfig gconfig nconfig
 # (which is typically wchar) but link with
 # $(HOST_DIR)/lib/libncurses.so (which is not).  We don't actually
 # need any host-package for kconfig, so remove the HOSTCC/HOSTLDFLAGS
-# override again.
-UBOOT_KCONFIG_OPTS = $(UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS) HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" HOSTLDFLAGS=""
+# override again. In addition, host-ccache is not ready at kconfig
+# time, so use HOSTCC_NOCCACHE.
+UBOOT_KCONFIG_OPTS = $(UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS) HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)" HOSTLDFLAGS=""
 define UBOOT_HELP_CMDS
 	@echo '  uboot-menuconfig       - Run U-Boot menuconfig'
 	@echo '  uboot-savedefconfig    - Run U-Boot savedefconfig'