diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6c9c88e606f..767eb332ac1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -970,6 +970,13 @@ then
     putvar CFG_CCACHE_CPP2
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z "$CFG_ENABLE_CCACHE" ]
+then
+    CFG_CCACHE_BASEDIR=${CFG_SRC_DIR}
+    putvar CFG_CCACHE_BASEDIR
+fi
+
+
 if [ ! -z $BAD_PANDOC ]
 then
     CFG_PANDOC=
diff --git a/mk/platform.mk b/mk/platform.mk
index eecdef50692..9236bf57f2f 100644
--- a/mk/platform.mk
+++ b/mk/platform.mk
@@ -396,6 +396,11 @@ ifeq ($(CFG_CCACHE_CPP2),1)
   export CCACHE_CPP
 endif
 
+ifdef CFG_CCACHE_BASEDIR
+  CCACHE_BASEDIR=$(CFG_CCACHE_BASEDIR)
+  export CCACHE_BASEDIR
+endif
+
 define CFG_MAKE_TOOLCHAIN
   CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1) = $$(CC_$(1))  \
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS)      \