diff --git a/tools/build/configure.py b/tools/build/configure.py
index 41d7541609..161682227c 100755
--- a/tools/build/configure.py
+++ b/tools/build/configure.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def write_ninja_rules(ninja: ninja_syntax.Writer, cpp: str, cppflags: str, extra
         ccache = ""
 
     cross = "mips-linux-gnu-"
-    cc = f"{ccache}{BUILD_TOOLS}/cc/gcc/gcc"
-    cxx = f"{ccache}{BUILD_TOOLS}/cc/gcc/g++"
+    cc = f"{BUILD_TOOLS}/cc/gcc/gcc"
+    cxx = f"{BUILD_TOOLS}/cc/gcc/g++"
     compile_script = f"$python {BUILD_TOOLS}/cc_dsl/compile_script.py"
 
     CPPFLAGS = "-w -Iver/$version/build/include -Iinclude -Isrc -Iassets/$version -D_LANGUAGE_C -D_FINALROM -DVERSION=$version " \
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def write_ninja_rules(ninja: ninja_syntax.Writer, cpp: str, cppflags: str, extra
 
     ninja.rule("cc",
         description="cc $in",
-        command=f"bash -o pipefail -c '{cpp} {CPPFLAGS} {cppflags} -MD -MF $out.d $in -o - | {iconv} > $out.i && {cc} {cflags} $cflags $out.i -o $out'",
+        command=f"bash -o pipefail -c '{cpp} {CPPFLAGS} {cppflags} -MD -MF $out.d $in -o - | {iconv} > $out.i && {ccache}{cc} {cflags} $cflags $out.i -o $out'",
         depfile="$out.d",
         deps="gcc",
     )
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def write_ninja_rules(ninja: ninja_syntax.Writer, cpp: str, cppflags: str, extra
 
     ninja.rule("cxx",
         description="cxx $in",
-        command=f"bash -o pipefail -c '{cpp} {CPPFLAGS} {cppflags} -MD -MF $out.d $in -o - | {iconv} > $out.i && {cxx} {cflags} $cflags $out.i -o $out'",
+        command=f"bash -o pipefail -c '{cpp} {CPPFLAGS} {cppflags} -MD -MF $out.d $in -o - | {iconv} > $out.i && {ccache}{cxx} {cflags} $cflags $out.i -o $out'",
         depfile="$out.d",
         deps="gcc",
     )