diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ config BR2_CCACHE
 	  ccache cache by removing the $HOME/.buildroot-ccache
 	  directory.
 
+config BR2_CCACHE_DIR
+	string "Compiler cache location"
+	depends on BR2_CCACHE
+	default "$(HOME)/.buildroot-ccache"
+	help
+	  Where ccache should store cached files.
+
 config BR2_DEPRECATED
 	bool "Show packages that are deprecated or obsolete"
 	help
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ TARGET_SKELETON=$(TOPDIR)/fs/skeleton
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_CCACHE),y)
 CCACHE:=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/ccache
-CCACHE_CACHE_DIR=$(HOME)/.buildroot-ccache
+BUILDROOT_CACHE_DIR = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_CCACHE_DIR))
+export BUILDROOT_CACHE_DIR
 HOSTCC  := $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCC)
 HOSTCXX := $(CCACHE) $(HOSTCXX)
 endif
diff --git a/package/ccache/ccache.mk b/package/ccache/ccache.mk
--- a/package/ccache/ccache.mk
+++ b/package/ccache/ccache.mk
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@ HOST_CCACHE_CONF_ENV = \
 # has zero dependency besides the C library.
 HOST_CCACHE_CONF_OPT += ccache_cv_zlib_1_2_3=no
 
-# We directly hardcode configuration into the binary, as it is much
-# easier to handle than passing an environment variable. Our
-# configuration is:
-#  - the cache location
-#  - the fact that ccache shouldn't use the compiler binary mtime to
-#  - detect a change in the compiler, because in the context of
-#  - Buildroot, that completely defeats the purpose of ccache. Of
-#  - course, that leaves the user responsible for purging its cache
-#  - when the compiler changes.
-define HOST_CCACHE_FIX_CCACHE_DIR
-	sed -i 's,getenv("CCACHE_DIR"),"$(CCACHE_CACHE_DIR)",' $(@D)/ccache.c
+# Patch host-ccache as follows:
+#  - Use BUILDROOT_CACHE_DIR instead of CCACHE_DIR, because CCACHE_DIR
+#    is already used by autotargets for the ccache package.
+#    BUILDROOT_CACHE_DIR is exported by Makefile based on config option
+#    BR2_CCACHE_DIR.
+#  - ccache shouldn't use the compiler binary mtime to detect a change in
+#    the compiler, because in the context of Buildroot, that completely
+#    defeats the purpose of ccache. Of course, that leaves the user
+#    responsible for purging its cache when the compiler changes.
+define HOST_CCACHE_PATCH_CONFIGURATION
+	sed -i 's,getenv("CCACHE_DIR"),getenv("BUILDROOT_CACHE_DIR"),' $(@D)/ccache.c
 	sed -i 's,getenv("CCACHE_COMPILERCHECK"),"none",' $(@D)/ccache.c
 endef
 
 HOST_CCACHE_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += \
-	HOST_CCACHE_FIX_CCACHE_DIR
+	HOST_CCACHE_PATCH_CONFIGURATION
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS))
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,host))