diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9cfe08d7b..f3d31e3db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1001,9 +1001,9 @@ if (LLAMA_LTO)
 endif()
 
 if (LLAMA_CCACHE)
-    find_program(LLAMA_CCACHE_FOUND ccache)
-    if (LLAMA_CCACHE_FOUND)
-        set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ccache)
+    find_program(LLAMA_CCACHE_PATH ccache)
+    if (LLAMA_CCACHE_PATH)
+        set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ${LLAMA_CCACHE_PATH})
         set(ENV{CCACHE_SLOPPINESS} time_macros)
         message(STATUS "ccache found, compilation results will be cached. Disable with LLAMA_CCACHE=OFF.")
     else()