diff --git a/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile b/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
index 1b9b339e2907..98064ff06b54 100644
--- a/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
+++ b/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
@@ -84,3 +84,6 @@ BSTCARGS= \
 # finally we build toolchain leveraging the above.
 bootstrap-toolchain:	.MAKE cross-tools
 	${BSTCENV} ${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR:H:H} ${BSTCARGS} toolchain
+
+# Ensure CCACHE_DIR is ignored since we are processing .meta files here.
+.include <bsd.compiler.mk>