diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b08f0cec..f305ae707 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -260,8 +260,10 @@ if(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/")
     endif()
 endif()
 
-find_program(CCACHE "ccache")
-if(CCACHE AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
+option(ENABLE_CCACHE "Enable ccache for faster builds" ON)
+if (ENABLE_CCACHE)
+  find_program(CCACHE "ccache")
+  if(CCACHE AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
     message(STATUS "Using ccache ${CCACHE}")
     set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE})
     set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE})
@@ -269,6 +271,11 @@ if(CCACHE AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
         set(CMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER ${CCACHE})
     endif()
     set(ENV{CCACHE_SLOPPINESS} pch_defines,time_macros)
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Skipping ccache")
+  endif()
+else()
+  message(STATUS "Disabled ccache")
 endif()
 
 set(sdrangel_VERSION "${sdrangel_VERSION_MAJOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_MINOR}.${sdrangel_VERSION_PATCH}${sdrangel_VERSION_SUFFIX}" CACHE INTERNAL "")