diff --git a/targets/zephyr/Makefile.zephyr b/targets/zephyr/Makefile.zephyr
index 6f7422201..5f935d0d8 100644
--- a/targets/zephyr/Makefile.zephyr
+++ b/targets/zephyr/Makefile.zephyr
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ endif
 	 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
 	 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=$(V) \
 	 -DMEM_HEAP_SIZE_KB=$(JERRYHEAP) \
-	 -DEXTERNAL_CMAKE_C_COMPILER=$(CC) \
+	 -DEXTERNAL_CMAKE_C_COMPILER="$(subst ccache ,,$(CC))" \
 	 -DEXTERNAL_CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID=GNU \
 	 -DJERRY_CMDLINE=OFF \
 	 -DEXTERNAL_COMPILE_FLAGS="$(EXT_CFLAGS)" \