diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 0c811b3ac1..926d6a307a 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -318,9 +318,14 @@ endef
 endif
 
 # This allows to use ccache when available
+ifeq ($(BR2_CCACHE),y)
+QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -ccache
+endif
+
+# Ensure HOSTCC/CXX is used
 define QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_HOSTCC
-	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CC\s*=.*,QMAKE_CC = $(HOSTCC),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
-	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CXX\s*=.*,QMAKE_CXX = $(HOSTCXX),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
+	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CC\s*=.*,QMAKE_CC = $(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
+	$(SED) 's,^QMAKE_CXX\s*=.*,QMAKE_CXX = $(HOSTCXX_NOCCACHE),' $(@D)/mkspecs/common/g++-base.conf
 endef
 
 # Must be last so can override all options set by Buildroot