diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 31acbb3adea..46b97b8b472 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -535,10 +535,14 @@ else
         mkdir -p $CCACHE_DIR
     fi
     if [ -n "$XBPS_DISTCC" ]; then
-        DISTCCPATH="/usr/lib/distcc/bin"
+        if [ -n "$XBPS_CCACHE" ]; then
+            export CCACHE_PREFIX="/usr/bin/distcc"
+        else
+            DISTCCPATH="/usr/lib/distcc/bin"
+            export PATH="$DISTCCPATH:$PATH"
+        fi
         export DISTCC_DIR="$XBPS_HOSTDIR/distcc-${XBPS_CROSS_BUILD:-${XBPS_MACHINE}}"
         export DISTCC_HOSTS="$XBPS_DISTCC_HOSTS"
-        export PATH="$DISTCCPATH:$PATH"
         mkdir -p $DISTCC_DIR
     fi
 fi