diff --git a/.ci/ci-configure.sh b/.ci/ci-configure.sh
index 0b0522cf0d..7802c6b409 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-configure.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-configure.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ else
   export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib $LDFLAGS"
   LIBFFI_VER=$(brew list --versions libffi|head -n1|cut -d' ' -f2)
   export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/Cellar/libffi/$LIBFFI_VER/lib/pkgconfig"
+  export CC="ccache gcc"
   travis_fold meson meson
   mkdir build && meson build -Decore-imf-loaders-disabler=scim,ibus -Dx11=false -Davahi=false -Dbindings=luajit -Deeze=false -Dsystemd=false -Dnls=false -Dcocoa=true -Demotion-loaders-disabler=gstreamer,gstreamer1,libvlc,xine
   travis_endfold meson