diff --git a/include/uclibc++.mk b/include/uclibc++.mk
index 084ba6aab..a1a61f26d 100644
--- a/include/uclibc++.mk
+++ b/include/uclibc++.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ CXX_DEPENDS = +USE_UCLIBCXX:uclibcxx +USE_LIBSTDCXX:libstdcpp
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_UCLIBCXX),)
  ifneq ($(CONFIG_CCACHE),)
-  TARGET_CXX_NOCACHE="g++-uc"
+  TARGET_CXX_NOCACHE=g++-uc
  else
-  TARGET_CXX="g++-uc"
+  TARGET_CXX=g++-uc
  endif
 endif
diff --git a/package/uclibc++/Makefile b/package/uclibc++/Makefile
index b73e8bdd8..ac5032b55 100644
--- a/package/uclibc++/Makefile
+++ b/package/uclibc++/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH:=$(shell echo $(ARCH) | sed -e s'/-.*//' \
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_CCACHE),)
+TARGET_CXX=$(TARGET_CXX_NOCACHE)
+endif
+
 MAKE_FLAGS:= \
 	TOPDIR="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/" \
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \