diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
index 4b5cefe5ad3..d9c6f9ce824 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ mutable_files="
  /usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/modules.alias.bin
  /usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/modules.devname"
 
+export DISABLE_CCACHE=1
+
 do_configure() {
 	# If there's a file called <arch>-dotconfig, use it to
 	# configure the kernel; otherwise use arch defaults and all stuff