diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
index a51e82b..b3b71ba 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-arch.bbclass
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ HOST_LD_KERNEL_ARCH ?= "${TARGET_LD_KERNEL_ARCH}"
 TARGET_AR_KERNEL_ARCH ?= ""
 HOST_AR_KERNEL_ARCH ?= "${TARGET_AR_KERNEL_ARCH}"
 
-KERNEL_CC = "${CC} ${HOST_CC_KERNEL_ARCH}"
-KERNEL_LD = "${LD} ${HOST_LD_KERNEL_ARCH}"
-KERNEL_AR = "${AR} ${HOST_AR_KERNEL_ARCH}"
+KERNEL_CC = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}gcc ${HOST_CC_KERNEL_ARCH}"
+KERNEL_LD = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}ld ${HOST_LD_KERNEL_ARCH}"
+KERNEL_AR = "${CCACHE}${HOST_PREFIX}ar ${HOST_AR_KERNEL_ARCH}"