diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a56cfa0af9c53..053e06fd02cf3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ option(LOCALIZE     "Support for language localizations. Also enable UTF support
 option(LANGUAGES    "Compile localization files for specified languages."   "")
 option(DYNAMIC_LINKING "Use dynamic linking. Or use static to remove MinGW dependency instead."   "ON")
 option(JSON_FORMAT  "Build JSON formatter" "OFF")
+option(CATA_CCACHE  "Try to find and build with ccache" "ON")
 option(CATA_CLANG_TIDY_PLUGIN "Build Cata's custom clang-tidy plugin" "OFF")
 set(CATA_CLANG_TIDY_INCLUDE_DIR "" CACHE STRING "Path to internal clang-tidy headers required for plugin (e.g. ClangTidy.h)")
 set(CATA_CHECK_CLANG_TIDY "" CACHE STRING "Path to check_clang_tidy.py for plugin tests")
@@ -392,9 +393,9 @@ ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(uninstall
 )
 
 find_program(CCACHE_FOUND ccache)
-if(CCACHE_FOUND)
+if(CCACHE_FOUND AND CATA_CCACHE)
     set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE ccache)
     set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK ccache)
-endif(CCACHE_FOUND)
+endif()
 
 # vim:noet