diff --git a/core/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/core/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index b717f4f1df..f0c6b798e8 100644
--- a/core/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ else()
 endif()
 message( STATUS "Thirdparty downloaded file path: ${THIRDPARTY_DOWNLOAD_PATH}" )
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# using ccache
+if( CCACHE_FOUND )
+    set( EP_C_COMPILER      "${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}" )
+    set( EP_CXX_COMPILER    "${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" )
+else()
+    set( EP_C_COMPILER      ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} )
+    set( EP_CXX_COMPILER    ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} )
+endif()
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Find pthreads
 
diff --git a/core/thirdparty/mysqlpp/CMakeLists.txt b/core/thirdparty/mysqlpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 54ebd2fc64..c930d38622 100644
--- a/core/thirdparty/mysqlpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/thirdparty/mysqlpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ macro( build_mysqlpp )
                                     "--enable-thread-check"
                                     "CXXFLAGS=${MYSQLPP_CXX_FLAGS}"
                                     "LDFLAGS=-pthread"
-                                    "cc=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
-                                    "cxx=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
+                                    "cc=${EP_C_COMPILER}"
+                                    "cxx=${EP_CXX_COMPILER}"
             BUILD_COMMAND       ${MAKE} ${MAKE_BUILD_ARGS}
             INSTALL_COMMAND     ${MAKE} install
             BUILD_IN_SOURCE     1
diff --git a/core/thirdparty/profilers/CMakeLists.txt b/core/thirdparty/profilers/CMakeLists.txt
index cca8a9e7cd..79a144b894 100644
--- a/core/thirdparty/profilers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/thirdparty/profilers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ macro( build_libunwind )
                                     "--prefix=<INSTALL_DIR>"
                                     "--quiet"
                                     "--disable-tests"
-                                    "cc=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
-                                    "cxx=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
+                                    "cc=${EP_C_COMPILER}"
+                                    "cxx=${EP_CXX_COMPILER}"
             BUILD_COMMAND       ${MAKE}    ${MAKE_BUILD_ARGS}
             INSTALL_COMMAND     ${MAKE}    install
             ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS} )
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ macro( build_gperftools )
             CONFIGURE_COMMAND   <SOURCE_DIR>/configure
                                     "--prefix=<INSTALL_DIR>"
                                     "--quiet"
-                                    "cc=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
-                                    "cxx=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
+                                    "cc=${EP_C_COMPILER}"
+                                    "cxx=${EP_CXX_COMPILER}"
             BUILD_COMMAND       ${MAKE}     ${MAKE_BUILD_ARGS}
             INSTALL_COMMAND     ${MAKE}     install
             ${EP_LOG_OPTIONS} )
diff --git a/core/thirdparty/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt b/core/thirdparty/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
index a4f59ee909..f5b2672f65 100644
--- a/core/thirdparty/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/thirdparty/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ macro( build_sqlite )
             URL_MD5             "3c68eb400f8354605736cd55400e1572"
             CONFIGURE_COMMAND   <SOURCE_DIR>/configure
                                     "--prefix=<INSTALL_DIR>"
-                                    "CC=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
-                                    "CXX=${CCACHE_FOUND} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
+                                    "CC=${EP_C_COMPILER}"
+                                    "CXX=${EP_CXX_COMPILER}"
                                     "CFLAGS=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
                                     "CXXFLAGS=-O3 -fPIC -Wno-error -fopenmp"
             BUILD_COMMAND       ${MAKE} ${MAKE_BUILD_ARGS}