diff --git a/tools/ccache/Makefile b/tools/ccache/Makefile
index 8848fa510..442094a18 100644
--- a/tools/ccache/Makefile
+++ b/tools/ccache/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ PKG_VERSION:=3.1.7
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://samba.org/ftp/ccache/
 PKG_MD5SUM:=80a698c22d0b06b19c88ac58e8d8b632
-PKG_CAT:=zcat
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk