diff --git a/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk b/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk
index 4e1c0dcfcca7..3d0cb64e9761 100644
--- a/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ UPDATE_DEPENDFILE= NO
 .MAKE.META.BAILIWICK = ${SB} ${OBJROOT} ${STAGE_ROOT}
 
 .if defined(CCACHE_DIR)
+CCACHE_DIR := ${CCACHE_DIR:tA}
 .MAKE.META.IGNORE_PATHS += ${CCACHE_DIR}
+.export CCACHE_DIR
 .endif
 
 CSU_DIR.${MACHINE_ARCH} ?= csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}