diff --git a/R-package/src/cmake/modules/FindLibR.cmake b/R-package/src/cmake/modules/FindLibR.cmake
index 48954485e1da..733724cc3736 100644
--- a/R-package/src/cmake/modules/FindLibR.cmake
+++ b/R-package/src/cmake/modules/FindLibR.cmake
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ if(APPLE)
   find_library(LIBR_LIBRARIES R)
 
   if(LIBR_LIBRARIES MATCHES ".*\\.framework")
-    set(LIBR_HOME "${LIBR_LIBRARIES}/Resources" CACHE PATH "R home directory")
-    set(LIBR_INCLUDE_DIRS "${LIBR_HOME}/include" CACHE PATH "R include directory")
-    set(LIBR_EXECUTABLE "${LIBR_HOME}/R" CACHE PATH "R executable")
-    set(LIBR_LIB_DIR "${LIBR_HOME}/lib" CACHE PATH "R lib directory")
+    set(LIBR_HOME "${LIBR_LIBRARIES}/Resources")
+    set(LIBR_INCLUDE_DIRS "${LIBR_HOME}/include")
+    set(LIBR_EXECUTABLE "${LIBR_HOME}/R")
+    set(LIBR_LIB_DIR "${LIBR_HOME}/lib")
   else()
     get_filename_component(_LIBR_LIBRARIES "${LIBR_LIBRARIES}" REALPATH)
     get_filename_component(_LIBR_LIBRARIES_DIR "${_LIBR_LIBRARIES}" DIRECTORY)