diff --git a/tool/depot/build b/tool/depot/build
index df6a27d81f..eeaec6ef25 100755
--- a/tool/depot/build
+++ b/tool/depot/build
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $(BUILD_MK_FILE): checked_source_archives_exist checked_no_uncategorized
 	             echo -e "\nall: \$$(TARGETS)"; \
 	             echo -e "\n\$$(TARGETS):"; \
 	             echo -e "\t\$$(MAKE) -f \$$(TOOL_DIR)/depot/mk/\$${TOOL(\$$@)}" \
-	                     "\$${ARGS(\$$@)} VERBOSE=\$$(VERBOSE)\n"; \
+	                     "\$${ARGS(\$$@)} CCACHE=\$$(CCACHE) VERBOSE=\$$(VERBOSE)\n"; \
 	          ) > $@
 
 
diff --git a/tool/depot/create b/tool/depot/create
index 76e681d59a..ef44ae359c 100755
--- a/tool/depot/create
+++ b/tool/depot/create
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ REBUILD ?= $(FORCE)
 build: extract
 	$(if $(VERSIONED_ARCHIVES),\
 	   $(VERBOSE)$(MAKE) -f $(GENODE_DIR)/tool/depot/build $(VERSIONED_ARCHIVES) \
-	                     VERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) REBUILD=$(REBUILD) \
+	                     VERBOSE=$(VERBOSE) CCACHE=$(CCACHE) REBUILD=$(REBUILD) \
 	                     KEEP_BUILD_DIR=$(KEEP_BUILD_DIR))
 
 $(MAKECMDGOALS): build
diff --git a/tool/depot/mk/build_bin_archive b/tool/depot/mk/build_bin_archive
index ee57cf7420..59019633f0 100755
--- a/tool/depot/mk/build_bin_archive
+++ b/tool/depot/mk/build_bin_archive
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ $(BUILD_CONF): checked_src_archive checked_api_archives
 	$(VERBOSE) \
 	( echo "GENODE_DIR := $(GENODE_DIR)"; \
 	  echo "BASE_DIR := $(GENODE_DIR)/repos/base"; \
+	  echo "override CCACHE := $(if $(CCACHE),yes)"; \
 	  echo "REPOSITORIES := $(SRC_DIR)"; \
 	  for api in $(USED_APIS); do \
 	      echo "REPOSITORIES += $(DEPOT_API_DIR)/$$api"; done \