diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cdc834d0fc..933bc16aa8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ file(GLOB DOCFILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime/doc/*.txt)
 set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES
   EP_PREFIX "${DEPS_BUILD_DIR}")
 
-find_program(CCACHE_PRG ccache)
-if(CCACHE_PRG)
-  set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros ${CCACHE_PRG})
-endif()
-
 if(NOT CI_BUILD)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE NEVER)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/Deps.cmake b/cmake/Deps.cmake
index 0d4cb7d469..413e3a08a9 100644
--- a/cmake/Deps.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Deps.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ if(POLICY CMP0092)
   list(APPEND DEPS_CMAKE_ARGS -D CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0092=NEW)
 endif()
 
+find_program(CACHE_PRG NAMES ccache sccache)
+if(CACHE_PRG)
+  set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=pch_defines,time_macros ${CACHE_PRG})
+  list(APPEND DEPS_CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER:STRING=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER})
+endif()
+
 # MAKE_PRG
 if(UNIX)
   find_program(MAKE_PRG NAMES gmake make)
@@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ function(get_externalproject_options name DEPS_IGNORE_SHA)
 
   set(EXTERNALPROJECT_OPTIONS
     DOWNLOAD_NO_PROGRESS TRUE
-    EXTERNALPROJECT_OPTIONS URL ${${name_allcaps}_URL})
+    EXTERNALPROJECT_OPTIONS URL ${${name_allcaps}_URL}
+    CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS ${DEPS_CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS})
 
   if(NOT ${DEPS_IGNORE_SHA})
     list(APPEND EXTERNALPROJECT_OPTIONS URL_HASH SHA256=${${name_allcaps}_SHA256})